Moroccan Darija for “a little / a few”
/shwi-ya/
شوية
Kanhdr ddarija shwiya.
I speak a little Darija.
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 shwiya (شوية) for “a little / a few” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /shwi-ya/. It is a adverb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Kanhdr ddarija shwiya.”, meaning “I speak a little Darija.” The French equivalent is un peu.
shwiya (شوية) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "a little / a few" in English and "un peu" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the quantity category.
A natural example is “Kanhdr ddarija shwiya.” It means “I speak a little Darija.”
Shwiya is pronounced /shwi-ya/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.