Moroccan Darija for “snow”
/talj/
ثلج
Kayn t-tlj f jbal Atlas.
There is snow in the Atlas Mountains.
Say talj (ثلج) for “snow” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /talj/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “Kayn t-tlj f jbal Atlas.”, meaning “There is snow in the Atlas Mountains.” The French equivalent is neige.
ghadi n3mlu rajla f talj nhar l-7ad.
غادي نعملو رجلة ف الثلج نهار الأحد.
We will go hiking in the snow on Sunday. · Nous allons faire une randonnée dans la neige dimanche.
l-wlad kay3jbu b talj f l-mra7.
الولاد كيعجبهم الثلج في المراح.
The kids love playing in the snow in the yard. · Les enfants adorent jouer dans la neige dans la cour.
sba7 l-blad mghatya b talj.
صبح البلاد مغطية بالثلج.
The country is covered in snow this morning. · Le pays est couvert de neige ce matin.
The word 'talj' is commonly used in everyday conversations to describe snow, especially during winter in mountainous regions like the Atlas. It is a standard term without any slang connotations. A common expression is 'tlj l-Atlas' referring to the snow in the Atlas Mountains. There are no notable regional variants for this word.
| English | snow |
|---|---|
| French | neige |
| Spanish | nieve |
| Italian | neve |
| German | Schnee |
| Portuguese | neve |
| Dutch | sneeuw |
| Turkish | kar |
talj (ثلج) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "snow" in English and "neige" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the weather category.
A natural example is “Kayn t-tlj f jbal Atlas.” It means “There is snow in the Atlas Mountains.”
Talj is pronounced /talj/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written ثلج.
The word 'talj' is commonly used in everyday conversations to describe snow, especially during winter in mountainous regions like the Atlas. It is a standard term without any slang connotations. A common expression is 'tlj l-Atlas' referring to the snow in the Atlas Mountains. There are no notable regional variants for this word.