Moroccan Darija for “I don't understand / I didn't understand”
/ma-fhemt-ch/
مافهمتش
Mafhemtch, 3awed 3afak.
I don't understand, please repeat.
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 mafhemtch (مافهمتش) for “I don't understand / I didn't understand” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /ma-fhemt-ch/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Mafhemtch, 3awed 3afak.”, meaning “I don't understand, please repeat.” The French equivalent is je ne comprends pas.
Smeh liya, mafhemtch chno gelti.
سمح ليا، مافهمتش شنو كلتي.
Sorry, I didn't understand what you said. · Pardon, je n'ai pas compris ce que tu as dit.
Mafhemtch mzyan, hder bchwiya.
مافهمتش مزيان، هضر بشوية.
I didn't understand well, speak slowly. · Je n'ai pas bien compris, parle doucement.
Fhemti? La, mafhemtch.
فهمتي؟ لا، مافهمتش.
Did you understand? No, I didn't. · Tu as compris ? Non, je n'ai pas compris.
The negation ma-...-ch around fhemt (I understood): Darija uses the past form for both 'I didn't understand' and 'I don't understand (what you just said)'. For 'I don't understand Darija' in general, say 'makanfhemch darija'. Compare 'fhemt' / 'fhamt' (I understood).
| English | I don't understand / I didn't understand |
|---|---|
| French | je ne comprends pas |
| Spanish | no entiendo |
| Italian | non capisco |
| German | ich verstehe nicht |
| Portuguese | não entendi |
| Dutch | ik begrijp het niet |
| Turkish | anlamadım |
mafhemtch (مافهمتش) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "I don't understand / I didn't understand" in English and "je ne comprends pas" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the General category.
A natural example is “Mafhemtch, 3awed 3afak.” It means “I don't understand, please repeat.”
Mafhemtch is pronounced /ma-fhemt-ch/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written مافهمتش (with vowel marks: مَافْهَمْتْش).
The negation ma-...-ch around fhemt (I understood): Darija uses the past form for both 'I didn't understand' and 'I don't understand (what you just said)'. For 'I don't understand Darija' in general, say 'makanfhemch darija'. Compare 'fhemt' / 'fhamt' (I understood).