A Comprehensive List Of Moroccan Darija Language Resources 🇲🇦

We have written previously about how Moroccan Darija is pretty hard to learn. It’s a beautiful but complicated language with many influences and multiple different writing styles. While Darija is difficult to learn, it is definitely not impossible. There are not as many educational resources for Moroccan Darija as there are other languages. However, there is a growing amount of materials available online for those who seek to learn the language.

We’ve compiled those resources, including some of our favorite and most recommended Darija teachers, with links to each resource.

Note: There are a million resources out there for Modern Standard Arabic because it is significantly more widely spoken, but we are not including those here. That being said, MSA is great for learning Darija if you’d like to, but many don’t bother to learn the characters before learning Darija.

If we missed any, please contact us and we will add it ASAP!

Also, I have a women-only Whatsapp group for Moroccan Darija learners. If you’re interested and would like to be added, send me an email and I’ll add you.

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Darija Books

Peace Corps Moroccan Arabic (Darija) Textbook (2011) – Probably the most famous and useful book for Darija learners, and it’s free!
A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic: Moroccan-English by Richard S. Harrell – Also free!
Moroccan Arabic: Shnoo the Hell is Going On H’naa? A Practical Guide to Learning Moroccan Darija – the Arabic Dialect of Morocco by Aaron Sakulich
Enjoy Morocco, Speak Darija! Book 1: Moroccan Dialectal Arabic by M. Gerard Wissocq
Most Common Expressions You Will Need While You Are In Morocco by Ahmad Allali
Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook & Dictionary 4

Private Darija Teachers

Maryam Teaching Tours
Best contact method: Whatsapp +212618977736
Website: Maryam Teaching Tours
Specific student groups: Adults
Types of classes: Great for beginners and those seeking out the basics.
Cost: 600 DH per month for 2 hour-long sessions per week.

Arabic, Darija, French, and English classes
Best contact method: +212-607-914449
Website: Nassim on Fiverr
Specific student groups: Adults, children, adults, kids, students to improve grades.
Types of classes: French, Arabic (any Country/dialect) standard Arabic Quran, Darija, English
Cost: $95 for 8 1-hour classes.

Online Moroccan Arabic Tutoring Services (w/ Darija Teachers)

Preply – The tutoring site has a specific search feature for Moroccan Arabic
Busuu
iTalki – This tutoring service also has online tutors who speak Darija
Verbling

Darija Vocabulary Websites & Apps

Quizlet – Has flashcards dedicated to Darija
Udemy – The class “Moroccan Arabic and its culture : FIRST LEVEL” is taught as a Udemy course.
uTalk – App that has dedicated games and learning materials for Moroccan Darija
The Darija subreddit – Not super active, but a good resource nonetheless
Speak Moroccan – Some good grammar and phrases
The Armchair Arabist – Lessons in video and text format
Loecsen – Moroccan Arabic lessons with pronounciations

Moroccan Arabic – Darija Words Translation Websites

Barbaro Moroccan Arabic Translator – It’s not perfect, but as we all know, Google Translate only really works with Modern Standard Arabic for now. Barbaro is a great work in progress!
Talking Tagine Moroccan Arabic Dictionary – They have a French version as well, Tajine Qui Parle
Lughatuna dictionary – Has a Moroccan option (Maghreb)