Moroccan Darija for “to start / to begin”
/b-da/
بدا
Imta ghadi ybda lmatch?
When will the match start?
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say bda (بدا) for “to start / to begin” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /b-da/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Imta ghadi ybda lmatch?”, meaning “When will the match start?” The French equivalent is commencer / débuter.
Bdit kant3llem ddarija hadi tlata d shshhour.
بديت كنتعلم الدارجة هادي تلاتة د الشهور.
I started learning Darija three months ago. · J'ai commencé à apprendre la darija il y a trois mois.
Lkhdma katbda f ttmnya d ssbah.
الخدمة كتبدا ف التمنية د الصباح.
Work starts at 8 in the morning. · Le travail commence à 8 heures du matin.
Yallah nbdao daba bash nsaliw bkri.
يالله نبداو دابا باش نساليو بكري.
Let's start now so we finish early. · Commençons maintenant pour finir tôt.
Conjugation: 'kanbda' (I start), 'bdit' (I started), 'bda' (he started), 'bdat' (she/it started), 'nbdao' (let's start). Opposite of 'sala' (to finish).
| English | to start / to begin |
|---|---|
| French | commencer / débuter |
| Spanish | empezar / comenzar |
| Italian | iniziare / cominciare |
| German | anfangen / beginnen |
| Portuguese | começar / iniciar |
| Dutch | beginnen / starten |
| Turkish | başlamak |
bda (بدا) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "to start / to begin" in English and "commencer / débuter" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the verb category.
A natural example is “Imta ghadi ybda lmatch?” It means “When will the match start?”
Bda is pronounced /b-da/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written بدا (with vowel marks: بْدَا).
Conjugation: 'kanbda' (I start), 'bdit' (I started), 'bda' (he started), 'bdat' (she/it started), 'nbdao' (let's start). Opposite of 'sala' (to finish).