Moroccan Darija for “to wait / wait!”
/t-sen-na/
تسنى
Tsenna shwiya, hani jay!
Wait a bit, I'm coming right now!
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 tsenna (تسنى) for “to wait / wait!” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /t-sen-na/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Tsenna shwiya, hani jay!”, meaning “Wait a bit, I'm coming right now!” The French equivalent is attendre / attends !.
Tsennani qddam lbab 3afak.
تسناني قدام الباب عافاك.
Wait for me in front of the door, please. · Attends-moi devant la porte, s'il te plaît.
Sh7al w nta katsenna ttoubis?
شحال و نتا كتسنى الطوبيس؟
How long have you been waiting for the bus? · Depuis combien de temps attends-tu le bus ?
Tsennitek sa3a w ma jitish.
تسنيتك ساعة و ما جيتيش.
I waited for you for an hour and you didn't come. · Je t'ai attendu une heure et tu n'es pas venu.
Conjugates with 'kantsenna' (I wait / I'm waiting), 'tsennit' (I waited), and imperative 'tsenna' (masc.) / 'tsennay' (fem.) / 'tsennaw' (plural). Attach object pronouns directly: 'tsennani' (wait for me).
| English | to wait / wait! |
|---|---|
| French | attendre / attends ! |
| Spanish | esperar / ¡espera! |
| Italian | aspettare / aspetta! |
| German | warten / warte! |
| Portuguese | esperar / espera! |
| Dutch | wachten / wacht! |
| Turkish | beklemek / bekle! |
tsenna (تسنى) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "to wait / wait!" in English and "attendre / attends !" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the verb category.
A natural example is “Tsenna shwiya, hani jay!” It means “Wait a bit, I'm coming right now!”
Tsenna is pronounced /t-sen-na/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written تسنى (with vowel marks: تْسَنَّى).
Conjugates with 'kantsenna' (I wait / I'm waiting), 'tsennit' (I waited), and imperative 'tsenna' (masc.) / 'tsennay' (fem.) / 'tsennaw' (plural). Attach object pronouns directly: 'tsennani' (wait for me).