Free mini-lesson
Learn five essential phrases for keeping a conversation going when you miss a word or someone speaks too quickly in Moroccan Arabic.
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In this lesson
Phrase 1
Ma fhemtch.
I didn't understand.
Phrase 2
3awed, 3afak.
Repeat, please.
Phrase 3
Hder bshwiya, 3afak.
Speak more slowly, please.
Phrase 4
Ash glti?
What did you say?
Phrase 5
Ash kat3ni had lkelma?
What does this word mean?
Phrase 1 of 5
Ma fhemtch.
ما فهمتش.
I didn't understand.
Quick guide
Listen to each expression and repeat it aloud. Use them to signal that you did not understand, ask for repetition, slow the conversation down or ask what a word means.
Ma fhemtch.
ما فهمتش.
I didn't understand.
3awed, 3afak.
عاود، عفاك.
Repeat, please.
Hder bshwiya, 3afak.
هضر بشوية، عفاك.
Speak more slowly, please.
Ash glti?
آش قلتي؟
What did you say?
Ash kat3ni had lkelma?
آش كتعني هاد الكلمة؟
What does this word mean?
Say “3awed, 3afak” to ask someone to repeat. If they are speaking too quickly, use “Hder bshwiya, 3afak”.
Audio helps you reproduce fhemtch, 3awed, bshwiya, glti, kat3ni and lkelma naturally without pronouncing 3 as the number three.
Review greetings, introductions and short answers, then strengthen your understanding with audio and interactive exercises.
