Moroccan Darija for “hear / listen”
/sm3/
سمع
Sm3ni mzyan, 3afak.
Listen to me carefully, please.
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 sm3 (سمع) for “hear / listen” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /sm3/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Sm3ni mzyan, 3afak.”, meaning “Listen to me carefully, please.” The French equivalent is entendre / écouter.
Kan sm3 l-musiqa f sayara.
كنسمع الموسيقى في السيارة.
I am listening to music in the car. · J'écoute de la musique dans la voiture.
Sm3t chi khbar jdida?
سمعت شي خبار جديدة؟
Did you hear any new news? · As-tu entendu des nouvelles récentes?
Sm3t l-mu3allim ki yqra?
سمعت المعلم كي يقرأ؟
Did you hear the teacher reading? · As-tu entendu le professeur lire?
The word 'sm3' is commonly used in everyday conversations in Morocco and is considered neutral in terms of register. It is often used in contexts involving listening to music, conversations, or announcements. A common expression is 'sm3ni' which means 'listen to me'. There are no significant regional variations for this word.
| English | hear / listen |
|---|---|
| French | entendre / écouter |
| Spanish | escuchar |
| Italian | ascoltare |
| German | hören |
| Portuguese | ouvir |
| Dutch | luisteren |
| Turkish | dinlemek |
sm3 (سمع) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "hear / listen" in English and "entendre / écouter" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the actions category.
A natural example is “Sm3ni mzyan, 3afak.” It means “Listen to me carefully, please.”
Sm3 is pronounced /sm3/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written سمع.
The word 'sm3' is commonly used in everyday conversations in Morocco and is considered neutral in terms of register. It is often used in contexts involving listening to music, conversations, or announcements. A common expression is 'sm3ni' which means 'listen to me'. There are no significant regional variations for this word.