Learn Moroccan Arabic Through Useful Moments

Why Learn Moroccan Arabic?

Speakers
About 40 million, 31 million as a first language (2020)
Spoken in
Morocco, and Spain's city of Ceuta
Called
Darija by people in Morocco
Written in
The Arabic alphabet

Start With the Script

Arabic Alphabet

Start Learning

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1

Your First Letters

2

Four on the Bowl

3

Four More Letters

4

The Deep Hook

5

Letters That Make Gaps

6

Teeth and Deeper Sounds

7

Tall Strokes and Curves

8

Loops and Word Endings

9

A Brief Stop

10

Adding ال

11

Reading Marks and Numbers

Read at Your Level

Ordering Food and Drinks at a Moroccan Cafe

3 Lessons

Moroccan Arabic Course Levels

  1. Level 1I can read Arabic letters, but need help with words
  2. Level 2I can read simple sentences
  3. Level 3I can read short chats and stories in written Moroccan Arabic
  4. Level 4I can read longer texts about everyday life
  5. Level 5I can follow complex topics, but miss some details
  6. Level 6I can follow detailed arguments and subtle meanings in written Moroccan Arabic

How Long Does It Take to Learn Moroccan Arabic?

The U.S. Foreign Service Institute plans 2,200 class hours for its English-speaking students to use Arabic at work. That is 88 weeks of classes, plus about 17 hours a week of study on their own. FSI gives one figure for all Arabic, Moroccan Arabic included.

Here is how long 2,200 hours takes at your own pace:

3½ hours a week
About 12 years 1 month
7 hours a week
About 6 years
14 hours a week
About 3 years
28 hours a week
About 1 year 6 months

Common Questions About Learning Moroccan Arabic

Does Bubblegum teach Moroccan Arabic?

Yes. Bubblegum teaches Moroccan Arabic, the everyday spoken Arabic of Morocco. Bubblegum also teaches Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.

Is Bubblegum good for beginners?

If you are serious about learning Moroccan Arabic, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like.

Which levels does Bubblegum teach?

Bubblegum has six levels, from Level 1 ("I can read Arabic letters, but need help with words") to Level 6 ("I can follow detailed arguments and subtle meanings in written Moroccan Arabic"). You can change your level at any time.

Does Bubblegum teach the Arabic alphabet?

Yes. Start with the free Arabic Alphabet course on this site.

Do the Moroccan Arabic lessons have audio?

Yes. Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.

Can I practice speaking Moroccan Arabic?

Yes. In live voice chat, you talk out loud in Moroccan Arabic with Poppy, your AI tutor.

Which languages can Poppy explain Moroccan Arabic in?

Poppy explains Moroccan Arabic in any of the 74 languages the app comes in. The language pairs page shows how much of the Moroccan Arabic grammar and dictionary is ready in each one.

Is Bubblegum free?

Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Moroccan Arabic (31 million first-language and 40 million speakers in all, Ethnologue 2020; spoken in Morocco and Ceuta, Spain; Moroccans call it Darija; written in the Arabic alphabet)
  2. U.S. Department of State, Foreign Language Training (Category IV: 88 weeks, 2,200 class hours; Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean)