MOROCCAN DARIJA PHRASE
Welcome to Moroccan Arabic
مرحبا
Marhaba
How to say it
Say Ma-rha-ba. Keep the “aa” sounds long and gentle.
Meaning
Hello” or “Welcome.
When to use it
A friendly, casual greeting.
Example conversation
A: Marḥaba!
B:Allah Ybarek Fik (May God bless you)!
In Moroccan you can say “Marhaba” to mean “welcome”. It is often used to express hospitality. In Arabic script it is written as follows: “مرحبا”.
You can welcome a woman by simply saying: “Marhaba biki” and for a man: “Marhaba bik” (the ‘i’ at the end is not written or pronounced for a man). For plural it is “Marhaba Bikoum”. For example, “Marhaba Bikoum andna” means ‘welcome to us’.