Nighttime and Sleeping
Say you are tired, ask where to sleep, and talk about going to bed or getting up.
Useful phrases
| English | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| I am tired. (male speaker) | ana 3iyan. | أنا عيان. |
| I am tired. (female speaker) | ana 3iyana. | أنا عيانة. |
| I want to read a little. | bghit n-qra shwiya. | بغيت نقرا شوية. |
| I want to go to bed. | bghit n-n3s. | بغيت ننعس. |
| Where am I going to sleep? | fin ghadi n-n3s? | فين غادي ننعس؟ |
| Excuse me, I want to go to bed. (to a group) | sm7u li, bghit n-mshi n-n3s. | سمحو لي، بغيت نمشي ننعس. |
| I want to go to bed early. | bghit n-n3s bkri. | بغيت ننعس بكري. |
| I want to get up early. | bghit n-fiq bkri. | بغيت نفيق بكري. |
| I want a blanket. | bghit wa7d l-manṭa. | بغيت واحد المانطة. |
Notice the repeated words
Bghit introduces “I want.” Bkri means “early” in both the bedtime and waking-up examples. The source uses sm7u li when addressing a group.
Practice
Choose the appropriate form of “I am tired.” Then read one sentence about bedtime and one about getting up early. Finally, ask where you will sleep.
Reading guide
Transliteration key: 3 = ع, 7 = ح, sh = ش, kh = خ, gh = غ. A dot under a consonant marks an emphatic consonant. Latin spellings are reading aids; they do not fully capture pronunciation.
Source and audio
Adapted from Peace Corps/Morocco, Basic Introduction to Arabic, lesson 11 (PDF page 11). Formatting, English dialogue glosses where present, and practice prompts are LearnLahja adaptations.
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