Moroccan Darija for “three”
/tla-ta/
تلاتة
Shrit tlata d lktouba.
I bought three books.
Say tlata (تلاتة) for “three” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /tla-ta/. It is a number. In a natural conversation, you can say “Shrit tlata d lktouba.”, meaning “I bought three books.” The French equivalent is trois.
3ndi tlata d l7lawi.
عندي تلاتة د الحلاوي.
I have three sweets. · J'ai trois bonbons.
tlata d rjal jayu ldar.
تلاتة د الرجال جاو للدار.
Three men came to the house. · Trois hommes sont venus à la maison.
ghadi n9ra tlata d sa3at.
غادي نقرا تلاتة د الساعات.
I will study for three hours. · Je vais étudier pendant trois heures.
The word 'tlata' is used in everyday conversation to denote the number three. It is commonly used in various contexts, such as counting items or describing quantities. There are no notable regional variants for this word, and it is understood across Morocco.
| English | three |
|---|---|
| French | trois |
| Spanish | tres |
| Italian | tre |
| German | drei |
| Portuguese | três |
| Dutch | drie |
| Turkish | üç |
tlata (تلاتة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "three" in English and "trois" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the numbers category.
A natural example is “Shrit tlata d lktouba.” It means “I bought three books.”
Tlata is pronounced /tla-ta/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written تلاتة.
The word 'tlata' is used in everyday conversation to denote the number three. It is commonly used in various contexts, such as counting items or describing quantities. There are no notable regional variants for this word, and it is understood across Morocco.