Language/Moroccan-arabic/Vocabulary/Household-Chores

Moroccan Arabic Vocabulary → House and Home → Household Chores

Household chores can be tedious, but they are a vital part of daily life. In this lesson, you will learn common Moroccan Arabic phrases and vocabulary related to household chores.

Cleaning the House

Here are a few phrases to describe general cleaning tasks:

Moroccan Arabic	Pronunciation	English
تنظيف البيت	tenzyf lbeyt	cleaning the house
تنظيف الأرضيات	tenzyf l'aradyat	cleaning the floors
تنظيف النوافذ	tenzyf nawafeed	cleaning the windows
تمسيح الأثاث	tmsyh l'athath	dusting the furniture

You can also use the following verbs to talk about cleaning specific areas:

• مسح || msah || to wipe / mop
• فرش || frash || to sweep
• شفط الأتربة || shfT alaTribah || to vacuum

For example:

• امسح الأرض || amsyh l'arad || mop the floor
• أفرش الشقة || afrsh l'shqa || sweep the apartment
• اشفط الأتربة || ashfT alaTribah || vacuum the dust

Doing the Laundry

Here are a few phrases to describe laundry-related tasks:

Moroccan Arabic	Pronunciation	English
غسل الملابس	ghsel lmlebis	doing laundry
غسل الأغطية	ghsel l'aghTya	washing the blankets
كيّ الملابس	kay l'mlebis	ironing the clothes

You can also use the following verbs:

• غسل || ghsal || to wash
• نشف || nshf || to dry
• كيّ || kay || to iron

For example:

• غسّل الملابس || ghssal lmlebis || wash the clothes
• نشف بعض الأغطية || nshf ba'd alaghTya || dry some blankets
• كيّ الملابس الجديدة || kay l'mlebis jadidah || iron the new clothes

Doing the Dishes

When washing dishes, you can use the following phrases:

Moroccan Arabic	Pronunciation	English
غسل الصحون	ghsel l'shuhun	washing dishes
تنظيف الأواني	tenzyf lwani	cleaning the utensils
نظف المائدة	nzf lmaydah	clean the table

You can also use the verb:

• غسل || ghsal || to wash

For example:

• غسل الصحون يدوياً || ghsal l'shuhun ydywan || wash the dishes by hand
• تنظيف الأواني بالسائل المنظف || tenzyf lwani blsayl lmnzyf || clean the utensils with detergent
• نظف المائدة بإستعمال الإسفنجة || nzf lmaydah bista'mal l'sfngah || clean the table with a sponge

Sources

• Moroccan Arabic
• Housekeeping

Table of Contents - Moroccan Arabic Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction

• Alphabet and Writing
• Pronunciation

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Greetings and Basic Phrases

• Introducing Yourself and Others
• Asking for Directions
• Numbers and Counting

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Gender and Plurals
• Demonstratives
• Possessive Pronouns

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Food and Drink

• Ordering Food in a Restaurant
• Describing Food
• Beverages and Ordering Drinks

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Verbs

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

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House and Home

• Rooms and Furniture
• Household Chores
• Renting an Apartment

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Adjectives

• Adjective Agreement
• Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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Traditions and Customs

• Weddings and Celebrations
• Greetings and Etiquette

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Prepositions

• Directional Prepositions
• Temporal Prepositions

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Transportation

• Taking a Taxi
• Public Transportation

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Imperative Mood

• Affirmative Imperative
• Negative Imperative

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Shopping and Bargaining

• Shopping for Clothes
• At the Market
• Bargaining and Haggling

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Historical Sites and Landmarks

• The Medina
• Kasbahs

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Relative Clauses

• Direct and Indirect Object Clauses
• Relative Pronouns

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Health and Emergencies

• At the Hospital
• Emergencies and First Aid

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Passive Voice

• Formation of Passive Constructions
• Uses of the Passive

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Leisure and Entertainment

• Music and Dance
• Sports and Activities

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Holidays and Festivals

• Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha
• Ramadan

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Conditional Mood

• Formation of the Conditional
• Uses of the Conditional

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Regional Dialects

• Darija and Other Dialects
• Language Use and Social Context

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Indirect Speech

• Reported Speech
• Indirect Questions

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Weather and Climate

• Describing the Weather
• Seasons and Climate