Moroccan Darija for “are you well? / how are you?”
/la-bas 3lik/
لاباس عليك
Salam, labas 3lik?
Hi, are you well?
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say labas 3lik (لاباس عليك) for “are you well? / how are you?” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /la-bas 3lik/. It is a phrase. In a natural conversation, you can say “Salam, labas 3lik?”, meaning “Hi, are you well?” The French equivalent is ça va ? / tu vas bien ?.
Salam, labas 3lik?
سلام، لاباس عليك؟
Hi, are you well? · Salut, ça va ?
Labas 3lik? — Labas, w nta?
لاباس عليك؟ — لاباس، ونتا؟
How are you? — Fine, and you? · Ça va ? — Ça va, et toi ?
Labas 3likom kamlin?
لاباس عليكم كاملين؟
Are you all well? · Vous allez tous bien ?
Literally 'no harm on you'. The question labas 3lik? and the answer labas (fine) use the same word; the answer usually adds l7amdolah (thank God). To several people: labas 3likom. Kidayr? (to a man) / kidayra? (to a woman) ask the same thing.
| English | are you well? / how are you? |
|---|---|
| French | ça va ? / tu vas bien ? |
| Spanish | ¿qué tal? / ¿estás bien? |
| Italian | stai bene? |
| German | geht es dir gut? |
| Portuguese | tudo bem? |
| Dutch | gaat het goed met je? |
| Turkish | iyi misin? |
labas 3lik (لاباس عليك) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "are you well? / how are you?" in English and "ça va ? / tu vas bien ?" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the greetings category.
A natural example is “Salam, labas 3lik?” It means “Hi, are you well?”
Labas 3lik is pronounced /la-bas 3lik/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written لاباس عليك (with vowel marks: لَابَاسْ عْلِيكْ).
Literally 'no harm on you'. The question labas 3lik? and the answer labas (fine) use the same word; the answer usually adds l7amdolah (thank God). To several people: labas 3likom. Kidayr? (to a man) / kidayra? (to a woman) ask the same thing.