Moroccan Darija for “where are you from? (to a man)”
/m-nin n-ta/
منين نتا
Mnin nta? — Ana mn Fas.
Where are you from? — I'm from Fes.
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 mnin nta (منين نتا) for “where are you from? (to a man)” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /m-nin n-ta/. It is a phrase with masculine gender. In a natural conversation, you can say “Mnin nta? — Ana mn Fas.”, meaning “Where are you from? — I'm from Fes.” The French equivalent is tu viens d'où ?.
Mnin nta? — Ana mn Fas.
منين نتا؟ — أنا من فاس.
Where are you from? — I'm from Fes. · Tu viens d'où ? — Je suis de Fès.
Mnin nti a khti?
منين نتي أ ختي؟
Where are you from, sister? · Tu viens d'où, ma sœur ?
Mnin jiti lyoum?
منين جيتي اليوم؟
Where did you come from today? · D'où tu viens aujourd'hui ?
Mnin (from where) + nta (you, to a man). To a woman: mnin nti?; to several people: mnin ntuma? The answer uses mn (from): ana mn Tanja (I'm from Tangier).
| English | where are you from? (to a man) |
|---|---|
| French | tu viens d'où ? |
| Spanish | ¿de dónde eres? |
| Italian | di dove sei? |
| German | woher kommst du? |
| Portuguese | de onde você é? |
| Dutch | waar kom je vandaan? |
| Turkish | nerelisin? |
mnin nta (منين نتا) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "where are you from? (to a man)" in English and "tu viens d'où ?" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the greetings category.
A natural example is “Mnin nta? — Ana mn Fas.” It means “Where are you from? — I'm from Fes.”
Mnin Nta is pronounced /m-nin n-ta/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written منين نتا (with vowel marks: مْنِينْ نْتَا).
Mnin (from where) + nta (you, to a man). To a woman: mnin nti?; to several people: mnin ntuma? The answer uses mn (from): ana mn Tanja (I'm from Tangier).