Moroccan Darija for “no”
/la/
لا
La, ma bghitsh.
No, I don't want to.
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 la (لا) for “no” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /la/. It is a interjection. In a natural conversation, you can say “La, ma bghitsh.”, meaning “No, I don't want to.” The French equivalent is non.
La, machi lyoum.
لا، ماشي اليوم.
No, not today. · Non, pas aujourd'hui.
Wach kliti? La, mazal.
واش كليتي؟ لا، مازال.
Did you eat? No, not yet. · Tu as mangé ? Non, pas encore.
La la, bla ma tkhaf.
لا لا، بلا ما تخاف.
No no, don't be afraid. · Non non, n'aie pas peur.
'La' means 'no'. Repeating it ('la la') can reassure someone or strengthen a refusal, depending on tone. 'Lla' represents a pronunciation with a doubled l; it is not necessarily more emphatic. To negate many verbs, use 'ma ... sh', as in 'ma bghitsh' (I don't want to).
| English | no |
|---|---|
| French | non |
| Spanish | no |
| Italian | no |
| German | nein |
| Portuguese | não |
| Dutch | nee |
| Turkish | hayır |
la (لا) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "no" in English and "non" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the agreement category.
A natural example is “La, ma bghitsh.” It means “No, I don't want to.”
La is pronounced /la/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written لا (with vowel marks: لَا).
'La' means 'no'. Repeating it ('la la') can reassure someone or strengthen a refusal, depending on tone. 'Lla' represents a pronunciation with a doubled l; it is not necessarily more emphatic. To negate many verbs, use 'ma ... sh', as in 'ma bghitsh' (I don't want to).