Moroccan Darija for “time”
/waqt/
وقت
Ma 3ndish lwaqt daba.
I do not have time now.
Say waqt (وقت) for “time” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /waqt/. It is a noun with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Ma 3ndish lwaqt daba.”, meaning “I do not have time now.” The French equivalent is temps.
Kayn waqt ghadi nsafar.
كاين وقت غادي نسافر.
There is time to travel. · Il y a du temps pour voyager.
Lwaqt dyal l3amal kayn ma3a sbah.
الوقت ديال العمل كاين مع الصباح.
Work time is in the morning. · Le temps de travail est le matin.
Sh7al mn waqt bqit fi l7afla?
شحال من وقت بقيت في الحفلة؟
How much time did you stay at the party? · Combien de temps es-tu resté à la fête?
In Moroccan Darija, 'waqt' is used in everyday conversation to refer to time in general. It is commonly used in expressions like 'lwaqt dyal...' to specify a time for an activity. The word is versatile and can be used across different registers, from casual to more formal contexts. There are no significant regional variations for this term.
| English | time |
|---|---|
| French | temps |
| Spanish | tiempo |
| Italian | tempo |
| German | Zeit |
| Portuguese | tempo |
| Dutch | tijd |
| Turkish | zaman |
waqt (وقت) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "time" in English and "temps" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the time category.
A natural example is “Ma 3ndish lwaqt daba.” It means “I do not have time now.”
Waqt is pronounced /waqt/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written وقت.
In Moroccan Darija, 'waqt' is used in everyday conversation to refer to time in general. It is commonly used in expressions like 'lwaqt dyal...' to specify a time for an activity. The word is versatile and can be used across different registers, from casual to more formal contexts. There are no significant regional variations for this term.