Languages that influenced the Moroccan Darija
For those who don't know know Morocco, I have to say that there are 2 official languages; Arabic and Tamazight. Still, those languages are not spoken in daily life. Only in official communications by the government etc. Darija is the one we use in our daily lives and it is a mix of Arabic, Tamazight, French, Spanish and probably other languages.
Examples of Darija words with Arabic origine
(Darija : Arabic : English)
Bab : باب : door
Klb or kalb : كلب : dog
Hob : حب : love
Dhab : ذهب : gold
Examples of Darija words with Tamazight origin
In Tamazight we use tifinagh alphabets and I don't have a keyboard of them so I will just write how we spell those words in Tamazight
Those are tifinagh alphabets
(Darija : Tamazight : English)
Sarot : tasarot : key
Bargag : abargag : snitch
Mch : amoch : cat
Bra : tabrat : letter
Examples of Darija words with French origin
(Darija : French : English)
Tomobil : automobile : car
Rompwa : rondpoint : traffic circle
Brika : briquet : lighter
Portabl : portable : cell phone
Examples of Darija words with Spanish origines
(Darija : Spanish : English)
Manta : manta : blanket
Rwida : rueda : wheel
Simana : semana : week
Kurda : cuerda : rope
Blassa : plaza : place