Moroccan Darija for “where”
/fin/
فين
Fin kayn lbanka?
Where is the bank?
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 fin (فين) for “where” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /fin/. It is a adverb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Fin kayn lbanka?”, meaning “Where is the bank?” The French equivalent is où.
Fin sakn? (to a man) / Fin sakna? (to a woman)
فين ساكن؟ / فين ساكنة؟
Where do you live? · Où tu habites ?
Fin ghadi? (to a man) / Fin ghadya? (to a woman)
فين غادي؟ / فين غادية؟
Where are you going? · Où tu vas ?
Ma 3reftch fin 7ettit ssarout.
ما عرفتش فين حطيت الساروت.
I don't know where I put the key. · Je ne sais pas où j'ai mis la clé.
'Fin' = where. The verb or participle that follows agrees with the person you talk to: 'fin sakn?' to a man, 'fin sakna?' to a woman. 'Mnin' = from where ('mnin nta?' = where are you from?) and 'lfin' = to where. In some regions you will hear 'fayn'.
| English | where |
|---|---|
| French | où |
| Spanish | dónde |
| Italian | dove |
| German | wo |
| Portuguese | onde |
| Dutch | waar |
| Turkish | nerede |
fin (فين) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "where" in English and "où" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the grammar category.
A natural example is “Fin kayn lbanka?” It means “Where is the bank?”
Fin is pronounced /fin/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written فين (with vowel marks: فِين).
'Fin' = where. The verb or participle that follows agrees with the person you talk to: 'fin sakn?' to a man, 'fin sakna?' to a woman. 'Mnin' = from where ('mnin nta?' = where are you from?) and 'lfin' = to where. In some regions you will hear 'fayn'.