Moroccan Darija for “hour / clock / watch”
/sa3a/
ساعة
Tsnnit sa3a 9bel ma ja taxi.
I waited an hour before the taxi came.
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 sa3a (ساعة) for “hour / clock / watch” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /sa3a/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “Tsnnit sa3a 9bel ma ja taxi.”, meaning “I waited an hour before the taxi came.” The French equivalent is heure / horloge / montre.
sa3a (ساعة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "hour / clock / watch" in English and "heure / horloge / montre" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the time category.
A natural example is “Tsnnit sa3a 9bel ma ja taxi.” It means “I waited an hour before the taxi came.”
Sa3a is pronounced /sa3a/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.