Moroccan Darija for “dance”
/rqes/
رقص
Drari kayr9so m3a lmosi9a.
The children are dancing to the music.
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 rqes (رقص) for “dance” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /rqes/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Drari kayr9so m3a lmosi9a.”, meaning “The children are dancing to the music.”
Houwa kayrqes f l7afla.
هو كيرقص ف الحفلة.
He is dancing at the party. · Il danse à la fête.
Kantmna n3rf nrqes mzyan.
كنتمنى نعرف نرقص مزيان.
I wish I could dance well. · J'aimerais savoir bien danser.
Hia kat7eb trqes lflamenco.
هي كتحب ترقص الفلامنكو.
She loves to dance flamenco. · Elle aime danser le flamenco.
The word 'rqes' is used in everyday conversation to describe the action of dancing. It is commonly used in social settings such as parties and weddings. A common expression is 'rqes w nsa lhem', meaning 'dance and forget the worries'. There are no notable regional variants.
| English | dance |
|---|---|
| Spanish | bailar |
| Italian | ballare |
| German | tanzen |
| Portuguese | dançar |
| Dutch | dansen |
| Turkish | dans etmek |
rqes (رقص) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "dance" in English. It is a beginner-level word in the actions category.
A natural example is “Drari kayr9so m3a lmosi9a.” It means “The children are dancing to the music.”
Rqes is pronounced /rqes/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written رقص.
The word 'rqes' is used in everyday conversation to describe the action of dancing. It is commonly used in social settings such as parties and weddings. A common expression is 'rqes w nsa lhem', meaning 'dance and forget the worries'. There are no notable regional variants.