Colors In Moroccan Arabic

In this lesson, we will talk about the colors in Moroccan Arabic (with audio), and how to specify if the color is dark or light, followed by examples.

Colors In Moroccan Arabic

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Note that the colors are in masculine form, to get the feminine one, check out our lesson about the feminine form.

Useful vocab:

Lun: Color (لون)

Alwan/ Lwan: colors (ألوان/ لوان)

Fate7/ Fateh: light (فاتح)

Ghameq: dark (غامق)

Rmadi ghameq: dark gray (رمادي غامق)

Khdr fateh: light green (خضر فاتح)

Stilo zrq: blue pen (ستيلو زرق)

Tefaha hmra: red apple (تفاحة حمرة)

Korsi qehwi: brown chair (كرسي قهوي)

Sebbat byd: white shoes (صباط بيض)

Moroccan Arabic Colors Study Guide

Quiz

Instructions: Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences based on the provided source material.

1. What is the Moroccan Arabic word for “brown”, and how is it written in the Arabic alphabet?
2. How would you say “light blue” in Moroccan Arabic?
3. What resource does the article suggest for pronunciation practice?
4. What is the grammatical gender of the colors listed in the article?
5. How do you say “dark gray” in Moroccan Arabic?
6. Translate the following phrase into English: “Tefaha hmra”.
7. What is the Moroccan Arabic word for “color” in both its singular and plural forms?
8. Translate this phrase into Moroccan Arabic: “White shoes”.

Quiz Answer Key

1. The Moroccan Arabic word for “brown” is “Qehwi” or “Bunni”, and it is written as قهوي/بني in the Arabic alphabet.
2. To say “light blue” in Moroccan Arabic, you would say “Zrq fateh” (زرق فاتح).
3. The article suggests using their Memrise course for pronunciation practice.
4. The colors listed in the article are in their masculine form.
5. “Dark gray” in Moroccan Arabic is “Rmadi ghameq” (رمادي غامق).
6. “Tefaha hmra” translates to “red apple” in English.
7. The singular form of “color” in Moroccan Arabic is “Lun” (لون), and the plural forms are “Alwan” or “Lwan” (ألوان/ لوان).
8. “White shoes” in Moroccan Arabic is “Sebbat byad” (صباط بيض).

Happy learning!

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