Moroccan Darija for “what”
/chno (variants: chnou, ach)/
شنو
Chno smitk?
What's your name?
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 chno (شنو) for “what” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /chno (variants: chnou, ach)/. It is a pronoun. In a natural conversation, you can say “Chno smitk?”, meaning “What's your name?” The French equivalent is quoi / qu'est-ce que.
Chno kat3ni had lkelma?
شنو كتعني هاد الكلمة؟
What does this word mean? · Que veut dire ce mot ?
Chno bghiti takol?
شنو بغيتي تاكل؟
What do you want to eat? · Qu'est-ce que tu veux manger ?
Chno kayn?
شنو كاين؟
What's going on? / What's up? · Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?
'What' as a stand-alone question word; also written 'chnou'. The short form 'ach' is just as common and attaches to prepositions: 'b-ach' (with what), 'f-ach' (in what), '3l-ach' (why).
| English | what |
|---|---|
| French | quoi / qu'est-ce que |
| Spanish | qué |
| Italian | cosa |
| German | was |
| Portuguese | o que |
| Dutch | wat |
| Turkish | ne |
chno (شنو) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "what" in English and "quoi / qu'est-ce que" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the grammar category.
A natural example is “Chno smitk?” It means “What's your name?”
Chno is pronounced /chno (variants: chnou, ach)/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written شنو (with vowel marks: شْنُو).
'What' as a stand-alone question word; also written 'chnou'. The short form 'ach' is just as common and attaches to prepositions: 'b-ach' (with what), 'f-ach' (in what), '3l-ach' (why).