How do you say yes and no in Moroccan Darija?

Plain yes in Darija is "Iyeh" (EE-yeh) — note it is not the classical "na3am" you may have learned from an app; Moroccans say "Iyeh" in daily speech. For "okay, fine, agreed", the word you will fall in love with is "Wakha" (WA-kha). It is the all-purpose Moroccan "sure / no problem / sounds good", thrown into the end of half of all conversations. Driver suggests a stop? "Wakha." Host offers more tea? "Wakha, shukran." It is friendly, casual and instantly makes you sound like you belong.

No is simply "La" (LAH), short and clear. On its own it can sound a little blunt, so for everyday refusals soften it: "La, shukran" (LAH SHOOK-ran), "no, thank you". That pairing is your best friend with persistent vendors and touts — firm but polite, and it does not invite a negotiation the way a hesitant English "no thanks, I'm okay" sometimes does. Say it once, clearly, with a small smile, and keep walking.

Then there is "Inshallah" (in-sha-LLAH), "God willing" — which functions as a real, living part of conversation, not just religion. It means "yes, hopefully", "we'll see", and sometimes a gentle "probably not". If you ask whether the shop opens at nine and you hear "Inshallah", build in some flexibility. Moroccans use it dozens of times a day and will smile when you start sprinkling it into your own plans — "We'll reach the desert by sunset, inshallah."

A couple of close cousins worth knowing. "Safi" (SA-fee) means "enough / that's it / done" — useful to stop a pour of tea, end a haggle, or signal you have everything you need ("Safi, shukran"). "Mzyan" (mz-YAN) means "good / great" and pairs nicely with yes. And "Bezzaf" (b-ZAFF), which you met as "a lot", doubles as "too much" — so "Bezzaf!" while pointing at a price is a perfectly understood, good-natured way to say "that's way too much". Together, "Iyeh", "Wakha", "La", "Inshallah" and "Safi" will carry you through an astonishing amount of daily life.