Moroccan Darija for “good night”
/tes-bah 3la khir/
تصبح على خير
Safi, ana ghadi n3es. Tesbah 3la khir!
OK, I'm going to sleep. Good night!
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 tesbah 3la khir (تصبح على خير) for “good night” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /tes-bah 3la khir/. It is a phrase. In a natural conversation, you can say “Safi, ana ghadi n3es. Tesbah 3la khir!”, meaning “OK, I'm going to sleep. Good night!” The French equivalent is bonne nuit.
Safi, ana ghadi n3es. Tesbah 3la khir!
صافي، أنا غادي نعس. تصبح على خير!
OK, I'm going to sleep. Good night! · Bon, je vais dormir. Bonne nuit !
Tesb7i 3la khir, a mama.
تصبحي على خير، أ ماما.
Good night, Mom. · Bonne nuit, maman.
Tesb7o 3la khir kamlin!
تصبحو على خير كاملين!
Good night, everyone! · Bonne nuit à tous !
Literally 'may you wake up to goodness', said at bedtime or when leaving late at night. To a man: tesbah 3la khir; to a woman: tesb7i 3la khir; to several people: tesb7o 3la khir. The usual answer is w nta mn ahlo (and you, among its people) or simply w nta / w nti. Msa lkhir (good evening) is said when you arrive, not when you go to bed.
| English | good night |
|---|---|
| French | bonne nuit |
| Spanish | buenas noches |
| Italian | buona notte |
| German | gute Nacht |
| Portuguese | boa noite |
| Dutch | welterusten |
| Turkish | iyi geceler |
tesbah 3la khir (تصبح على خير) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "good night" in English and "bonne nuit" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the greetings category.
A natural example is “Safi, ana ghadi n3es. Tesbah 3la khir!” It means “OK, I'm going to sleep. Good night!”
Tesbah 3la Khir is pronounced /tes-bah 3la khir/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written تصبح على خير (with vowel marks: تْصْبَحْ عْلَى خِيرْ).
Literally 'may you wake up to goodness', said at bedtime or when leaving late at night. To a man: tesbah 3la khir; to a woman: tesb7i 3la khir; to several people: tesb7o 3la khir. The usual answer is w nta mn ahlo (and you, among its people) or simply w nta / w nti. Msa lkhir (good evening) is said when you arrive, not when you go to bed.