Moroccan Darija for “towel”
/fou-ta/
فوطة
Nshf ydik b l-fouta.
Dry your hands with the towel.
Say fouta (فوطة) for “towel” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /fou-ta/. It is a noun with feminine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Nshf ydik b l-fouta.”, meaning “Dry your hands with the towel.” The French equivalent is serviette.
Jib liya fouta men l-7mam.
جيب ليا فوطة من الحمام.
Bring me a towel from the bathroom. · Apporte-moi une serviette de la salle de bain.
L-fouta dyali mghsoulash.
الفوطة ديالي مغسولاش.
My towel is not washed. · Ma serviette n'est pas lavée.
Khrjt l-fouta t-nshf f-shms.
خرجت الفوطة تنشف فالشمس.
I put the towel out to dry in the sun. · J'ai mis la serviette à sécher au soleil.
The word 'fouta' is commonly used in everyday Moroccan conversation to refer to a towel, especially in contexts related to personal hygiene or household chores. It is a casual term and is universally understood across different regions in Morocco. A common expression is 'fouta d l-7mam', referring to a bath towel.
| English | towel |
|---|---|
| French | serviette |
| Spanish | toalla |
| Italian | asciugamano |
| German | Handtuch |
| Portuguese | toalha |
| Dutch | handdoek |
| Turkish | havlu |
fouta (فوطة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "towel" in English and "serviette" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the bathroom category.
A natural example is “Nshf ydik b l-fouta.” It means “Dry your hands with the towel.”
Fouta is pronounced /fou-ta/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written فوطة.
The word 'fouta' is commonly used in everyday Moroccan conversation to refer to a towel, especially in contexts related to personal hygiene or household chores. It is a casual term and is universally understood across different regions in Morocco. A common expression is 'fouta d l-7mam', referring to a bath towel.