Learn Darija in 7 days · Day 6 of 7
Day 6: Get help
Hopefully you never need these, but learn them anyway: calling for help, asking for a doctor and explaining what hurts at the pharmacy.
Today’s phrases
Underlined phrases have their own free page with more examples.
| English | Darija | Arabic script | Say it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help! | 'tqni! | عتقني! | a-TEQ-nee |
| Call the police! (m / f) | 'iyyet / 'iyyti l-l-bulis! | عيط / عيطي للبوليس! | AY-yet / ayy-TEE l-l-boo-LEES |
| I need a doctor | khassni tbib | خاصني طبيب | KHAS-nee TBEEB |
| Pharmacy | l-farmasyan | الفارماسيان | l-far-ma-SYAN |
| It hurts here | kayderrni hna | كيضرني هنا | kay-DERR-nee HNA |
| I have a headache | kayderrni rasi | كيضرني راسي | kay-DERR-nee RAA-see |
| I have a stomach ache | kayderrni kershi | كيضرني كرشي | kay-DERR-nee KER-shee |
| Leave me alone, please | khellini 'afak | خليني عافاك | khel-LEE-nee AA-fak |
Today’s pattern
I need, and what hurts
- khassni ... means I need ... and comes before the thing you need: khassni tbib (I need a doctor), khassni pis (I need a SIM card).
- These three pain phrases start the same way, with kayderrni (it hurts me): kayderrni hna (It hurts here), kayderrni rasi (I have a headache), kayderrni kershi (I have a stomach ache).
- Call the police! has a form said to a man and one said to a woman, with a slash between them: 'iyyet / 'iyyti l-l-bulis!.
In a real conversation
At the pharmacy
- Yousalam. kayderrni kershi.سلام. كيضرني كرشي.Hello. I have a stomach ache.
- Pharmacistmen imta?من إمتى؟Since when?
- Youmen l-bareh.من البارح.Since yesterday.
- Pharmacistkhud hada, tlata d-l-merrat f-n-nhar.خود هادا، تلاتة د المرات فالنهار.Take this, three times a day.
Good to know
- Emergency numbers in Morocco: police 19, ambulance & fire 15, gendarmerie (outside cities) 177.
Quick quiz
Say the Darija out loud first, then tap the phrase to check.
Help!Show the Darija
'tqni!
عتقني!
Say it: a-TEQ-nee
Leave me alone, pleaseShow the Darija
khellini 'afak
خليني عافاك
Say it: khel-LEE-nee AA-fak
I have a headacheShow the Darija
kayderrni rasi
كيضرني راسي
Say it: kay-DERR-nee RAA-see
I need a doctorShow the Darija
khassni tbib
خاصني طبيب
Say it: KHAS-nee TBEEB
I have a stomach acheShow the Darija
kayderrni kershi
كيضرني كرشي
Say it: kay-DERR-nee KER-shee
It hurts hereShow the Darija
kayderrni hna
كيضرني هنا
Say it: kay-DERR-nee HNA
Call the police! (m / f)Show the Darija
'iyyet / 'iyyti l-l-bulis!
عيط / عيطي للبوليس!
Say it: AY-yet / ayy-TEE l-l-boo-LEES
PharmacyShow the Darija
l-farmasyan
الفارماسيان
Say it: l-far-ma-SYAN
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Every phrase in this course comes from the word list of our Darija Pocket Phrasebook, which was checked in two separate passes: one for meaning, one for spelling.
How to read this page: in the "say it" guide, CAPITALS = stressed syllable. In the Darija spelling, ' = ع (a tight throat sound; just pause if you can't). Arabic script: spelling varies; this is common usage. (m) means said to a man, (f) means said to a woman.