Moroccan Darija for “week”
/si-ma-na/
سيمانة
Had s-simana 3andi lkhdma bzaf.
I have a lot of work this week.
Say simana (سيمانة) for “week” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /si-ma-na/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “Had s-simana 3andi lkhdma bzaf.”, meaning “I have a lot of work this week.” The French equivalent is semaine.
Ghadi nmshi l-mrra l-jaya f-simana.
غادي نمشي المرة الجاية فالسيمانة.
I will go next time in the week. · Je vais y aller la prochaine fois dans la semaine.
Kifash kant l-simana dyalk?
كيفاش كانت السيمانة ديالك؟
How was your week? · Comment était ta semaine ?
Simana jay ghadi nkhdmo 3la l-projet.
سيمانة جاي غادي نخدمو على البروجي.
Next week we will work on the project. · La semaine prochaine, nous travaillerons sur le projet.
The word 'simana' is commonly used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to a week. It is used in both casual and formal contexts. A common expression is 'simana jaya' meaning 'next week'. There are no notable regional variants for this term.
| English | week |
|---|---|
| French | semaine |
| Spanish | semana |
| Italian | settimana |
| German | Woche |
| Portuguese | semana |
| Dutch | week |
| Turkish | hafta |
simana (سيمانة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "week" in English and "semaine" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the time category.
A natural example is “Had s-simana 3andi lkhdma bzaf.” It means “I have a lot of work this week.”
Simana is pronounced /si-ma-na/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written سيمانة.
The word 'simana' is commonly used in everyday Moroccan Darija to refer to a week. It is used in both casual and formal contexts. A common expression is 'simana jaya' meaning 'next week'. There are no notable regional variants for this term.