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

Full english name: Kingdom of Morocco
Full Arabic name: Al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiya
Capital: Rabat
Official language: Arabic
Largest city: Casablanca
Government type: constitutional monarchy (kingdom)
Government leaders: Driss Jettou - Prime Minister, Mohammed VI - King
Area: 446,550 km2
Population (2005 estimate): 31,478,000
Currency: dirham (MAD)
GDP (2005 estimate per capita): $4,100
GDP (composition by sector, 2004 est.): agriculture: 21.7%, industry: 35.7%, services: 42.6%
Labor force (2005 est.): 11.19 million
Telephones - mobile cellular (2005): 12.393 million
Internet country code: .ma
Internet users (2005): 4.6 million