Moroccan Arabic: Shnoo the Hell is Going On H'naa? A Practical Guide to Learning Moroccan Darija - the Arabic Dialect of Morocco (2nd edition) (Educational Resources)

I first got this book bcoz I got a grant to study derija in Morocco. Ilike that the book was written by a Fulbright language-study grantee -he knows the little nuggets that help most. It clearly explains indetail all the most important stuff: all the different types of nouns,adjectives and verbs, plus it covers the Nisba, question words, money,telling time, conjunctions, prepositions and also has tons of usefulwords and phrases organized by subject. And since it's lightweight,easy to use and cheap, I decided to get a second copy for friends andfamily to use when they visit.

This is not for the casual tourist. It is an excellent review for any student of Moroccan Arabic who already has some proficiency but needs to have a thorough brush-up on grammar and other language aspects before another trip to Morocco. It is written with great clarity and some humor by a thoughtful observer of the language. I will keep it as a very valuable reference.

I have tried to get many Arabic books in the past. This is the first that I have found for Moroccan and is true to phrasing just wish it went into more detail instead of phrases such as numbers months days that sort of thing.

It is easy to read, it has really the basics to get yourself introduced to moroccan arabic and is great. i would not buy just this one because i am sure you will need more vocabulary. but for sure this one is a must if you are going to start to learn this language from zero like i did.

Came in very handy while we were in Morocco. The people treat you very differently when they realize you are trying to speak their language and appreciate their culture. We could have gotten by quite well speaking some French but the people lit up when we spoke Arabic to them.

This book can help to learn the basics. However, there are just some problems when it comes to the pronunciation. In the intro, the author goes into a whole spiel about how the other books will show things like an upside down "e" in the pronunciation guide and says that he didn't do that because he doesn't know how such a thing would sound. Great! Except then he uses the number "3" in the middle of the letters A LOT for pronunciation. For example, you might see the pronunciation as a3ka (not a real word in the book, but I don't have the book in front of me right now to give an actual example). I think it's really stupid to complain about upside down letters or umlauts or what have you from other authors and then constantly insert the number 3! He doesn't know how and upside down "e" sounds? Fair enough. But I don't know how a "3" sounds when used as a letter! I would have an easier time figuring out the pronunciations from the formats that he denounces in the intro.I know this sounds extremely negative, and yet I'm giving it 3 stars rather than 1. But the use of 3 as a letter was my main and probably only gripe. The other words that use only letters for pronunciation help, and you can still learn enough from this book.

Used this book during my volunteer service in Morocco and it helped a lot! Great for building vocabulary and explaining key grammatical concepts. Also, fun and entertaining author anecdotes.

This text is well-thought-out. One can easily find a grammar topic in the contents. Each entry is short, a page or two, but has vocabulary, sample sentences and explanations. It's a great text. Thanks! Enjoy.

I lived in Morocco as a Peace Corps Volunteer and as an English teacher many moons ago and wanted to revive my dereja skills. This book does a great job explaining the grammar and I like the fact that the author always shows the Arabic alongside the transliteration. It was clearly written with love and humor. Shukran khuya!

Demasiado caro para lo que es.

I appreciate this book as there's no google translate nor much information on the internet about darija translations.Very helpful so I can speak to my in laws.

Really good book, like everyone said it's very clear and easy to understand. But it only covers the the basics in the language.

I love it! The best book till this moment I found in moroccan arabic category. Easy to learn from. I already speak arabic, I know how to pronunce, I just need to fix my grammar mistakes. Perfect book, really good content!