Moroccan Darija for “shoes”
/s-bat/
سباط
Had s-sbat kbir 3liya.
These shoes are too big for me.
Say sbat (سباط) for “shoes” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /s-bat/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Had s-sbat kbir 3liya.”, meaning “These shoes are too big for me.” The French equivalent is chaussures.
Fin ghan9a sbat jdid?
فين غنلقى سباط جديد؟
Where can I find new shoes? · Où puis-je trouver de nouvelles chaussures?
Sbat dyali t9ta3 f l-matar.
سباط ديالي تقطع ف المطار.
My shoes got torn at the airport. · Mes chaussures se sont déchirées à l'aéroport.
Kayn sbat zwin f had l-ma7al.
كاين سباط زوين ف هاد المحل.
There are nice shoes in this shop. · Il y a de belles chaussures dans ce magasin.
The word 'sbat' is commonly used in everyday conversation to refer to shoes. It is a neutral term and can be used in both casual and polite contexts. A common expression is 'sbat dyal l-3id' which refers to new shoes bought for the Eid celebration. There are no notable regional variants for this word.
| English | shoes |
|---|---|
| French | chaussures |
| Spanish | zapatos |
| Italian | scarpe |
| German | Schuhe |
| Portuguese | sapatos |
| Dutch | schoenen |
| Turkish | ayakkabı |
sbat (سباط) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "shoes" in English and "chaussures" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the clothing category.
A natural example is “Had s-sbat kbir 3liya.” It means “These shoes are too big for me.”
Sbat is pronounced /s-bat/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written سباط.
The word 'sbat' is commonly used in everyday conversation to refer to shoes. It is a neutral term and can be used in both casual and polite contexts. A common expression is 'sbat dyal l-3id' which refers to new shoes bought for the Eid celebration. There are no notable regional variants for this word.