Moroccan Darija for “thank God / fine, thanks”
/l-7am-do-lah/
الحمد لله
Labas 3lik? — Labas, l7amdolah.
Are you well? — Fine, thank God.
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Say l7amdolah (الحمد لله) for “thank God / fine, thanks” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /l-7am-do-lah/. It is a expression. In a natural conversation, you can say “Labas 3lik? — Labas, l7amdolah.”, meaning “Are you well? — Fine, thank God.” The French equivalent is Dieu merci / ça va, merci.
Labas 3lik? — Labas, l7amdolah.
لاباس عليك؟ — لاباس، الحمد لله.
Are you well? — Fine, thank God. · Ça va ? — Ça va, Dieu merci.
L7amdolah, kolchi mzyan.
الحمد لله، كلشي مزيان.
Thank God, everything is fine. · Dieu merci, tout va bien.
Nja7t f lemti7an, l7amdolah!
نجحت فالامتحان، الحمد لله!
I passed the exam, thank God! · J'ai réussi l'examen, Dieu merci !
The standard answer to labas? or kidayr?: Moroccans answer labas, l7amdolah (fine, thank God) whatever their religion. Also said after good news, after eating, or to accept a situation calmly. It is the same Arabic expression as alhamdulillah, pronounced the Darija way.
| English | thank God / fine, thanks |
|---|---|
| French | Dieu merci / ça va, merci |
| Spanish | gracias a Dios |
| Italian | grazie a Dio |
| German | Gott sei Dank |
| Portuguese | graças a Deus |
| Dutch | godzijdank |
| Turkish | elhamdülillah / çok şükür |
l7amdolah (الحمد لله) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "thank God / fine, thanks" in English and "Dieu merci / ça va, merci" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the greetings category.
A natural example is “Labas 3lik? — Labas, l7amdolah.” It means “Are you well? — Fine, thank God.”
L7amdolah is pronounced /l-7am-do-lah/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written الحمد لله (with vowel marks: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّه).
The standard answer to labas? or kidayr?: Moroccans answer labas, l7amdolah (fine, thank God) whatever their religion. Also said after good news, after eating, or to accept a situation calmly. It is the same Arabic expression as alhamdulillah, pronounced the Darija way.