Moroccan Darija for “work”
/kh-dm/
خدم
Kankhdm f wa7d l7anout.
I work in a shop.
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 khdm (خدم) for “work” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /kh-dm/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Kankhdm f wa7d l7anout.”, meaning “I work in a shop.” The French equivalent is travailler.
Ghadi nkhdm m3a s7abi ghdda.
غادي نخدم مع صحابي غدا.
I will work with my friends tomorrow. · Je vais travailler avec mes amis demain.
Khdmna bzzaf had simana.
خدمنا بزاف هاد السيمانة.
We worked a lot this week. · Nous avons beaucoup travaillé cette semaine.
Khdmt f had lprojet 3 sniwin.
خدمت في هاد البروجي 3 سنين.
I worked on this project for 3 years. · J'ai travaillé sur ce projet pendant 3 ans.
The word 'khdm' is used in everyday conversations to refer to work or labor. It is commonly used across Morocco in both urban and rural areas. A typical expression is 'khdm mzyan', meaning 'work well'. There are no significant regional variants for this word.
| English | work |
|---|---|
| French | travailler |
| Spanish | trabajar |
| Italian | lavorare |
| German | arbeiten |
| Portuguese | trabalhar |
| Dutch | werken |
| Turkish | çalışmak |
khdm (خدم) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "work" in English and "travailler" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the actions category.
A natural example is “Kankhdm f wa7d l7anout.” It means “I work in a shop.”
Khdm is pronounced /kh-dm/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written خدم.
The word 'khdm' is used in everyday conversations to refer to work or labor. It is commonly used across Morocco in both urban and rural areas. A typical expression is 'khdm mzyan', meaning 'work well'. There are no significant regional variants for this word.