Guide
Maghrebi voice-over with AI: writing for Moroccan Darija
Darija with any voice
Vocla does not need a dedicated Moroccan voice to speak Darija. When you choose Maghrebi (Darija) in the dialect picker, the voice is told to speak Moroccan Darija with a native Moroccan accent and pronunciation throughout, never Modern Standard Arabic.
That means you choose a voice for its character (warm, energetic, calm) and the dialect separately. Listen to a short line first, then generate the full script.
Writing Darija scripts
Write the script in Darija, not in MSA: «واش», «بزاف», «دابا», «كيفاش», «ديال», «مزيان» and «بغيت» tell the voice exactly how to say it. An MSA script read with a Moroccan accent still sounds formal.
French words are common in Moroccan speech. Keep brand names and French terms as you would write them, and add recurring names to the pronunciation dictionary so they are always read the same way.
Where Maghrebi voice-over works
Darija suits social videos, ads, YouTube content and friendly brand messages for Moroccan audiences. For official notices or content aimed at the whole Arab world, Modern Standard Arabic is usually the safer choice.
Dubbing into Maghrebi Arabic works the same way: choose Maghrebi (Darija) as the target dialect and the translation is written in Darija before it is voiced.