Morocco is a multi-language country. As parts of it were Spanish and French protectorates until 1956 you can use these languages while travelling. Especially in the north nearly everyone understands French. Official languages are (Moroccan) Arab (المملكة المغربية) and the berber language Tamazight (ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ) – two languages with a unique characterset typically undecipherable by Europeans; but typically signs are tri-lingual.
Even if you can communicate pretty well in French and Spanisch (in touristic areas also in English and even German) it is always a good idea to learn some basic words. Here the most important Arab vocabulary:
| English | Arab | Arab spoken |
| hello | مرحبا | marḥaba |
| thanks | شكرا | šukran |
| yes | نعم | na’am |
| no | لا | lā |
Moroccan Arab
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