Moroccan Darija for “monkey”
/qird/
قرد
L9erd tla3 fo9 sh-shjra.
The monkey climbed up the tree.
Say qird (قرد) for “monkey” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /qird/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “L9erd tla3 fo9 sh-shjra.”, meaning “The monkey climbed up the tree.”
Lqird kayn f l7adiqa dyal l7ayawanat.
القرد كاين ف الحديقة ديال الحيوانات.
The monkey is in the zoo. · Le singe est dans le zoo.
Lqird kay7eb lbanan.
القرد كايحب البنان.
The monkey loves bananas. · Le singe aime les bananes.
Sme3t qird kaynadi f lghaba.
سمعت قرد كاينادي ف الغابة.
I heard a monkey calling in the forest. · J'ai entendu un singe appeler dans la forêt.
The word 'qird' is used in everyday conversation to refer to monkeys. It is commonly used when talking about animals, especially in contexts like zoos or wildlife. There are no significant regional variations for this word in Morocco.
| English | monkey |
|---|---|
| Spanish | mono |
| Italian | scimmia |
| German | Affe |
| Portuguese | macaco |
| Dutch | aap |
| Turkish | maymun |
qird (قرد) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "monkey" in English. It is a beginner-level word in the animals category.
A natural example is “L9erd tla3 fo9 sh-shjra.” It means “The monkey climbed up the tree.”
Qird is pronounced /qird/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written قرد.
The word 'qird' is used in everyday conversation to refer to monkeys. It is commonly used when talking about animals, especially in contexts like zoos or wildlife. There are no significant regional variations for this word in Morocco.