Moroccans are gifted for foreign languages. Many speak French and are also familiar with English and German. Official language in Morocco is arabic. Berber dialects are also widespread. When doing bussiness, French or English is the most common language.

On the north of Morocco you can easily talk English, Spanish or French, even every taxi drivers speaks at least two of these languages. Spanish is less common in the south of Morocco. In Sahara desert local people talk mostly French, Berber and Arabic.

When you can talk at least little Arabic local people appreciate it a lot and familiarize a lot easier. However it's good to know that Morrocan Arabic is a little different from the classic Arabic language. Some Morrocans often talk Arabic highly influenced with Frech. Simple Morrocan people are often unable to understand text in classic Arabic.

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Useful sentences in Morrocan Arabic:

• How are you? - la-bas?
• Can you please help me? - yemken lek tâawnee
• Do you speak English - wash katkelem b'ingleezia
• Excuse me - smah liya
• Good luck - h'ad saâid
• Good morning - s'bah l'khir
• Good night - Tsba-âlakhir
• Goodbye - bslama
• Happy new year - Sana saâida
• Hello - salaamu âleekoum (or) ahlan
• How are you doing? - Labas âlaik??
• How are you? - kidayr (m) / kidayra? (f)
• Is everything okay? - kolshi mezzian
• I am fine (OK) - ana labas
• Nice to meet you - m'tsharafin
• No thank you - la shokran
• Please - allah y'khalleek (or) affak

- also called "Tangiers"
- or "Tanger" in French, "Tánger" in Spanish

Morocco - Tangier: Morocco - the city of TangierTangier carries an ill-gotten label of one of the most dangerous Moroccan cities. Tangier used to be a Portuguese colony, nowadays it has population about 670 000.

History of Tangier dates back to Phoenician merchants. Late the city was called "Tenga", "Tinga" or "Titga" as well. Myth says Hercules lived in the nearby Cave of Hercules. Anyway, Tangier was an important Berber city founded by Carthage colonists back in the 5th century BC. After the fall of Rome it fell into slavery of Vandals. In the 15th and 16th century Portuguese took the city, later the Spanish and then Englismen. Tangier has always been a crucial port for Europe.

Today you can find many international schools in Tangier. The city has been visited by many celebrities like Rolling Stones or Jack Kerouac. You can find here the Forbes museum of Tangie where the american billionaire Malcolm Forbes has 115 000 tin soldiers on display.

From Tangier you can easily get to Tetouan. There is a train station in Tangier and you can of course take a ferry to Europe.