Moroccan Darija for “airplane”
/tay-ya-ra/
طيارة
Ghadi nsafer b t-tayyara.
I am going to travel by plane.
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 tayyara (طيارة) for “airplane” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /tay-ya-ra/. It is a noun. In a natural conversation, you can say “Ghadi nsafer b t-tayyara.”, meaning “I am going to travel by plane.” The French equivalent is avion.
Shuft tayyara f sama.
شفت طيارة ف السما.
I saw a plane in the sky. · J'ai vu un avion dans le ciel.
Tayyara hbat f l-matar.
طيارة هبطت ف المطار.
The plane landed at the airport. · L'avion a atterri à l'aéroport.
Kayn tayyara jdida f l-mu3rid.
كاين طيارة جديدة ف المعرض.
There is a new plane at the exhibition. · Il y a un nouvel avion à l'exposition.
The word 'tayyara' is used in everyday conversation to refer to airplanes. It is a common term in discussions about travel and transportation. A typical expression is 'rkabna f t-tayyara', meaning 'we boarded the plane'. There are no significant regional variations for this word in Morocco.
| English | airplane |
|---|---|
| French | avion |
| Spanish | avión |
| Italian | aereo |
| German | Flugzeug |
| Portuguese | avião |
| Dutch | vliegtuig |
| Turkish | uçak |
tayyara (طيارة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "airplane" in English and "avion" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the transportation category.
A natural example is “Ghadi nsafer b t-tayyara.” It means “I am going to travel by plane.”
Tayyara is pronounced /tay-ya-ra/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written طيارة.
The word 'tayyara' is used in everyday conversation to refer to airplanes. It is a common term in discussions about travel and transportation. A typical expression is 'rkabna f t-tayyara', meaning 'we boarded the plane'. There are no significant regional variations for this word in Morocco.