Moroccan Darija for “congratulations”
/m-brouk/
مبروك
Mbrouk 3lik lkhdma jdida!
Congratulations on the new job!
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 mbrouk (مبروك) for “congratulations” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /m-brouk/. It is a interjection. In a natural conversation, you can say “Mbrouk 3lik lkhdma jdida!”, meaning “Congratulations on the new job!” The French equivalent is félicitations.
Mbrouk 3lik lkhdma jdida!
مبروك عليك الخدمة الجديدة!
Congratulations on the new job! · Félicitations pour le nouveau travail !
Mbrouk l3rs!
مبروك العرس!
Congratulations on the wedding! · Félicitations pour le mariage !
Nja7ti? Mbrouk!
نجحتي؟ مبروك!
You passed? Congratulations! · Tu as réussi ? Félicitations !
Said for a wedding, a birth, a new job, a new house, a diploma. Mbrouk 3lik / 3liha / 3likom = congratulations to you / her / you all. The answer is llah ybarek fik (may God bless you). Mabrouk is the same word in a more Arabic spelling.
| English | congratulations |
|---|---|
| French | félicitations |
| Spanish | ¡felicidades! / ¡enhorabuena! |
| Italian | congratulazioni |
| German | herzlichen Glückwunsch |
| Portuguese | parabéns |
| Dutch | gefeliciteerd |
| Turkish | tebrikler |
mbrouk (مبروك) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "congratulations" in English and "félicitations" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the politeness category.
A natural example is “Mbrouk 3lik lkhdma jdida!” It means “Congratulations on the new job!”
Mbrouk is pronounced /m-brouk/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written مبروك (with vowel marks: مْبْرُوكْ).
Said for a wedding, a birth, a new job, a new house, a diploma. Mbrouk 3lik / 3liha / 3likom = congratulations to you / her / you all. The answer is llah ybarek fik (may God bless you). Mabrouk is the same word in a more Arabic spelling.