Here is a list of the most common verbs in Moroccan Arabic, containing more than 200 verbs, it’s essential for Darija learners who would like to expand their vocabulary and express their ideas more comfortably.
Most Common Verbs In Moroccan Arabic
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic (type) | Using Arabic Alphabet |
| Accept | Qbel (CCC) | قبل |
| Achieve | Haqqaq (CCC) | حقق |
| Admit | 3taref (CCC) | عترف |
| Affect | Attar (CCC) | أتر |
| Agree | Ttafaq (CCC) | اتفق |
| Allow | Khalla (CCV) | خلى |
| Answer | Jaweb (CVC) | جاوب |
| Appear | Ban (CVC) | بان |
| Apologize | 3tader (CCC) | عتادر |
| Argue | Tjadel (CVC) | تجادل |
| Arrange | Retteb (CCC) | رتب |
| Arrive | Wsel (CCC) | وصل |
| Ask (for something) | Tleb (CCC) | طلب |
| Ask (a question) | Sewel (CCC) | سول |
| Attend | 7der (CCC) | حضر |
| Avoid | Tjenneb (CCC) | تجنب |
| Become | Wella (CCV) | ولى |
| Begin | Bda (CCV) | بدا |
| Believe | Teyeq (CCC) | تيق |
| Borrow | Tsellef (CCC) | تسلف |
| Break | Herres (CCC) | هرس |
| Breathe | Tneffes (CCC) | تنفس |
| Bring | Jab (CVC) | جاب |
| Build | Bna (CCV) | بنا |
| Buy | Shra (CCV) | شرا |
| Call | 3eyet (CCC) | عيط |
| Care | Thella (CCV) | تهلا |
| Carry | Hezz (CC) | هز |
| Catch | Shed (CC) | شد |
| Cause | Sabbeb (CCC) | سبب |
| Change | Beddel (CCC) | بدل |
| Check | T7aqqeq (men) (CCC) | تحقق (من) |
| Choose | Khtar (CVC) | ختار |
| Clean | Neqqa (CCV) | نقا |
| Clear | Wedde7 (CCC) | وضح |
| Close | Sed (CC) | سد |
| Collect | Jme3 (CCC) | جمع |
| Come | Ja (CCV) | جا |
| Complain | Tshakka (CCV) | تشكا |
| Complete | Sala (CCV) | سالا |
| Consist of | Tkewwen men (CCC) | تكون من |
| Concentrate | Rekkez (CCC) | ركز |
| Congratulate | Barek l… (CVC) | بارك ل… |
| Contain | Fih (not a verb) | فيه |
| Continue | Kemmel (CCC) | كمل |
| Contribute | Sahem (CVC) | ساهم |
| Control | T7akkem (CCC) | تحكم |
| Correct | Sa7a7 (CCC) | صحح |
| Cost | Swa (CCV) | سوا |
| Could | Qder (CCC) | قدر |
| Count | 7seb (CCC) | حسب |
| Create | Sayeb (CVC) | صايب |
| Cross | Qte3 (CCC) | قطع |
| Cry | Bka (CCV) | بكا |
| Cut | Qatta3 (CCC) | قطع |
| Damage | Khasser (CCC) | خصر |
| Deal | T3amel (CVC) | تعامل |
| Deliver | Wessel (CCC) | وصل |
| Deny | Rfed (CCC) | رفض |
| Describe | Wsel (CCC) | وصل |
| Destroy | Demmer (CCC) | دمر |
| Develop | Tewwer (CCC) | طور |
| Disappear | Khtafa (CCV) | اختفى |
| Discover | Ktashef (CCC) | اكتشف |
| Do | Dar (CVC) | دار |
| Dress | Lbes (CCC) | لبس |
| Drink | Shreb (CCC) | شرب |
| Drive | Sag (CVC) | ساق |
| Eat | Kla (CCV) | كلا |
| Encourage | Shajja3 (CCC) | شجع |
| Enjoy | Stamsa3 (CCC) | ستمتع |
| Exist | Kayen (there is no verb for it, but a noun) | كاين |
| Expect | Twaqqa3 (CCC) | توقع |
| Experience | Jarreb (CCC) | جرب |
| Explain | Shre7 (CCC) | شرح |
| Express | 3ebber (CCC) | عبر |
| Face | Wajeh (CVC) | واجه |
| Fall | Ta7 (CVC) | طاح |
| Feel | 7ess (CC) | حس |
| Fill | 3emmer (CCC) | عمر |
| Find | Lqa (CCV) | لقا |
| Finish | Sala (CCV) | سالا |
| Fly | Tar (CVC) | طار |
| Follow | Tbe3 (CCC) | تبع |
| Forget | Nsa (CCV) | نسا |
| Forgive | Same7 (CVC) | سامح |
| Form | Sayeb (CVC) | صايب |
| Give | 3ta (CCV) | عطا |
| Go | Msha (CCV) | مشا |
| Grow | Kber (CCC) | كبر |
| Happen | Wqe3 (CCC) | وقع |
| Have | Mlek (CCC) | ملك |
| Hear | Sme3 (CCC) | سمع |
| Help | 3awen (CVC) | عاون |
| Hide | Khebbe3 (CCC) | خبع |
| Hold | Shed (CC) | شد |
| Hope | Tmenna (CCV) | تمنا |
| Imagine | Tkheyyel (CCC) | تخيل |
| Improve | 7essen (CCC) | حسن |
| Increase | Zad (CVC) | زاد |
| Influence | Attar (CCC) | أتر |
| Inform | 3lem (CCC) | علم |
| Invite | 3red (CCC) | عرد |
| Keep | 7tafed (CCC) | حتفظ |
| Know | 3ref (CCC) | عرف |
| Last | Tewwel (CCC) | طول |
| Laugh | D7ek (CCC) | ظحك |
| Learn | T3ellem (CCC) | تعلم |
| Leave (a place) | Msha (CCV) | مشا |
| Leave (something/someone) | Khella (CCV) | خلا |
| Lend | Sellef (CCC) | سلف |
| Like | 3jeb (CCC) | عجب |
| Limit | 7ed (CC) | حد |
| Listen | Sme3 (CCC) | سمع |
| Live | 3ash (CVC) | عاش |
| Live (in a place) | Sken (CCC) | سكن |
| Look | Shaf (CVC) | شاف |
| Look for | Qelleb (CCC) | قلب |
| Lose | Khser (CCC) | خسر |
| Love | Bgha (CCV) | بغا |
| Make | Dar (CVC) | دار |
| Measure | 3ber (CCC) | عبر |
| Meet | Tlaqa (CCV) | تلاقا |
| Move | T7errek (CCC) | تحرك |
| Need | 7taj (CVC) | حتاج |
| Offer | Weffer (CCC) | وفر |
| Open | Fte7 (CCC) | فتح |
| Order | Aamer (CCC) | آمر |
| Paint | Sbegh (CCC) | سبغ |
| Pay | Khelles (CCC) | خلص |
| Play | L3eb (CCC) | لعب |
| Pray | Sella (CCV) | صلى |
| Prefer | Feddel (CCC) | فضل |
| Prepare | Wejjed (CCC) | وجد |
| Press | Brek (CCC) | برك |
| Prevent | Mne3 (CCC) | منع |
| Produce | Ntej (CCC) | نتج |
| Protect | 7ma (CCV) | حما |
| Provide | 3ta (CCV) | عطا |
| Push | Dfe3 (CCC) | دفع |
| Reach | Wsel (CCC) | وصل |
| Read | Qra (CCV) | قرا |
| Receive | Twessel (CCC) | توصل |
| Record | Sejjel (CCC) | سجل |
| Reduce | Neqqes (CCC) | نقص |
| Release | Tleq (CCC) | طلق |
| Remember | Tfekker (CCC) | تفكر |
| Remove | 7eyyed (CCC) | حيد |
| Repeat | 3awed (CVC) | عاود |
| Replace | Beddel (CCC) | بدل |
| Reply | Redd (CC) | رد |
| Resist | Qawem (CVC) | قاوم |
| Return | Rje3 (CCC) | رجع |
| Reveal | Beyyen (CCC) | بين |
| Run | Jra (CCV) | جرا |
| Say | Qal (CVC) | قال |
| See | Shaf (CVC) | شاف |
| Sell | Ba3 (CVC) | باع |
| Send | Seyfet (CCC) | صيفط |
| Sew | Kheyet (CCC) | خيط |
| Share | Sharek (CVC) | شارك |
| Show | Werra (CCV) | ورا |
| Sing | Ghenna (CCV) | غنا |
| Sit | Gles (CCC) | جلس |
| Sleep | N3es (CCC) | نعس |
| Smile | Btasem (CCC) | بتاسم |
| Speak | Hder/Tkellem (CCC) | هضر/تكلم |
| Stand | Wqef (CCC) | وقف |
| Start | Bda (CCV) | بدا |
| Study | Qra (CCV) | قرا |
| Succeed | Nje7 (CCC) | نجح |
| Suggest | Qtare7 (CCC) | قترح |
| Supply | Mewwel (CCC) | مول |
| Suppose | Ftared (CCC) | افترض |
| Survive | Flet (CCC) | فلت |
| Swear | 7lef (CCC) | حلف |
| Swim | 3aam (CVC) | عام |
| Take | Khda (CCV) | خدا |
| Talk | Tkellem/Hder (CCC) | تكلم/هضر |
| Taste | Daq (CVC) | داق |
| Teach | Qerra (CCV) | قرا |
| Tell | Khber (CCC) | خبر |
| Thank | Shker (CCC) | شكر |
| Think | Fekker (CCC) | فكر |
| Throw | Rma (CCV) | رمى |
| Touch | Qas (CVC) | قاس |
| Train | Derreb (CCC) | درب |
| Translate | Terjem (CCC) | ترجم |
| Travel | Safer (CVC) | سافر |
| Treat | 3amel (CVC) | عامل |
| Trust | Teyyeq (CCC) | تيق |
| Try | 7awel (CVC) | حاول |
| Turn | Dar (CVC) | دار |
| Understand | Fhem (CCC) | فهم |
| Use | Kheddem (CCC) | خدم |
| Visit | Zar (CVC) | زار |
| Wait | Stenna (CCV) | ستنا |
| Wake up | Faq (CVC) | فاق |
| Walk | Tmesha (CCV) | تمشى |
| Want | Bgha (CCV) | بغا |
| Watch | Tferrej (CCC) | تفرج |
| Wear | Lbes (CCC) | لبس |
| Win | Rbe7 (CCC) | ربح |
| Wonder | Tsa2el | تساءل |
| Work | Khdem (CCC) | خدم |
| Write | Kteb (CCC) | كتب |
Note: you can practice what you’ve learned here, and learn how to pronounce each of the words in our Memrise course here, don’t know how to use the platform or sign up? we’ve got you covered in this easy-to-follow tutorial here.
This was our list of the most common verbs in Moroccan Arabic, note that we included verb types so the conjugation would be easier as we talked about in the post about the present tense, you may also check the two posts about the past and future tense.
Continue learning Moroccan Arabic with us here.
Happy learning!
Very usual verbs, I love it. Thanks for your help.