One word that I found very interesting was the word “shi”. As I am in the early stages of learning Darija I find myself trying to literally trying to translate every word to an English equivalent. The problem is that not every word translates to an English counterpart. Some words even multiple meanings. The word …
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New Updates
The website has undergone some changes to create a more appealing appearance. I’m still learning as we continue this journey. The last few weeks were rough and I’m trying to find a schedule to post regularly. Rest assured I am still studying and I am still determined to hit my goal of having a 5-min …
Possession – dyal
When it comes to expressing possession Darija uses an interesting method. Take this picture as an example. If we wanted to build a sentence using possession we could say something like: The book of the girl or The girl’s book. In Arabic we would say kitab al bint (كتاب البنت). Arabic uses the grammatical concept …
Can someone buy me a vowel?
As I delve into the vocabulary tonight I notice something quite different about Darija. They do not really like to use vowels. Now for those of you who do not know, vowels are what connect the letters together to form a word. In English, they are needed otherwise the word doesn’t make sense. It’s not …
I can’t stand Moroccan taxi drivers
I consider myself a nice guy. I try to be nice with everyone and generally give people the benefit of the doubt. For the most part the people I encounter are good. Especially in Morocco most people are helpful and very hospitable. There is one exception, the Moroccan taxi drivers. I don’t know if I …
How I plan to succeed with online resources
I figured I should explain how I plan to achieve fluency in Darija. Especially since the readers of this site are most likely looking to achieve similar results. The tough part of Darija is that there isn’t many resources out there and trying to learn in an English speaking country makes it even more difficult. …
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Site is online
Welcome to mydarijajourney.com. The site is now operational and posts will begin to be uploaded regularly. As the site is new, there may be a lot of changes to the layout in the upcoming days. Hopefully I can get the layout to my liking soon. If you have any suggestions your welcome to share them …
what’s up with the numbers in Darija?
As I begin trying to study Darija I noticed some distinctions between this language and formal Arabic. The first being that Darija is a language that is meant to be spoken not read. When reading the language I immediately noticed that the English script is being used to represent the letters instead of the Arabic. …