Days and months in Moroccan Arabic
On this page, you will learn the names of days and months in Moroccan Arabic.
You will learn the conventional names of months in Moroccan Arabic.
You will also learn the formal (Modern Standard Arabic) names of months.
Finally, you will also learn the names of months of the Islamic calendar in Moroccan Arabic.
The Islamic calendar, also known as the Hijri calendar, is used in all Muslim countries.
Days and Months in Moroccan Arabic
Days in Moroccan Arabic
The names of days in Moroccan Arabic are not too different from Modern Standard Arabic.
They only differ slightly in pronunciation, and therefore in spelling.
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija in Arabic letters |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Ettnin | التّنِين |
| Tuesday | Ettlat | التّلات |
| Wednesday | Larbe3 | لاربْع |
| Thursday | Elkhmis | الْخميس |
| Friday | Ejjem3a | الجّمْعة |
| Saturday | Essebt | السّبْت |
| Sunday | El7edd | الحد |
Conventional Names of Months in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija, we conveniently call months by their order: month 1, month 2, month 3, and so on.
Note that this is different from ordinal names (first month, second month, third month, etc).
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija in Arabic letters |
|---|---|---|
| January | Sheher wa7ed | شهر واحد |
| February | Sheher jouj | شهر جوج |
| March | Sheher tlata | شهر تلاتة |
| April | Sheher reb3a | شهر ربعة |
| May | Sheher khemsa | شهر خمسة |
| June | Sheher setta | شهر ستة |
| July | Sheher seb3a | شهر سبعة |
| August | Sheher tmenya | شهر تمنية |
| September | Sheher tes3od | شهر تسعود |
| October | Sheher 3ashra | شهر عشرة |
| November | Sheher 7dash | شهر حداش |
| December | Sheher tnash | شهر طناش |
Formal Names of Months in Morocco
Alternatively, we use the months’ names in Modern Arabic.
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija in Arabic letters |
|---|---|---|
| January | Yanayer | يناير |
| February | Fabrayer | فبراير |
| March | Mars | مارس |
| April | Abril | أبريل |
| May | May | ماي |
| June | Yonyo | يونيو |
| July | Yolyoz | يوليوز |
| August | Ghosht | غشت |
| September | Shotanbir | سبتمبر |
| October | October | أكتوبر |
| November | Nowanber | نونبر |
| December | Dojanber | دجنبر |
The Names of the Hijri Calendar Months
Since Morocco is a Muslim country, it’s also useful to learn about months in the Hijri calendar.
Hijri months, unlike in the Gregorian ones, are never referred to by their order in the calendar.
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija in Arabic letters |
|---|---|---|
| Muharram | Mo7arram | محرم |
| Safar | Safar | صفر |
| Rabi’ al-awwal | Rabi3 el2awwal | ربيع الأول |
| Rabi’ al-thani | Rabi3 ettani | ربيع التاني |
| Jumada al-awwal | Jomada el2oula | جمادى الأولى |
| Jumada al-thani | Jomada ettanya | جمادى التانية |
| Rajab | Rajab | رجب |
| Sha'ban | She3ban | شعبان |
| Ramadan | Remdan | رمضان |
| Shawwal | Shewwal | شوال |
| Dhu al-qi'dah | Do elqi3da | دو القعدة |
| Dhu al-Hijjah | Do el7ijja | دو الحجة |
Learn more vocabulary from our other Moroccan Arabic vocabulary lists.
Also, don’t forget to check out our selections of useful Moroccan Arabic phrases.
For an overview, have a look at all other Speak Moroccan materials.
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