Darija

[~kiyah~ 14]

shoof-fiya = look at me

sma'liyah = forgive me

~Kiyah~

[noura 0]

kif-kif = same-same... like when something is alike, or in ordering - you'll have the same as your friend, or same as yesterday...etc

[Bosco 1]

ana 3eeana = I am tired (female)

ana 3aeen (eye-ee-en) (male)

Edited February 13, 2007 by Bosco

[sereia 0]

wallah... (really)

[noura 0]

wallah... (really)

wallahi - really, I swear, by God - the version as I know it

[Bosco 1]

wallah... (really)

wallah is more like "swear to God"? Some religious people don't care for it being casually. Bessah is a more generic form.

[ya falaha! 0]

wallah=(I swear) by God...wallahi=(I swear) by my God

A stronger way to swear by God would be...ana oximbillah (not sure what it means literally) or sadiqallah hu atheem (honest to God the most high).

wallah... (really)

wallahi - really, I swear, by God - the version as I know it

Edited February 13, 2007 by moody

[noura 0]

wallah=(I swear) by God...wallahi=(I swear) by my God

A stronger way to swear by God would be...ana oximbillah (not sure what it means literally) or sadiqallah hu atheem (honest to God the most high).

[Henia 11]

safi (okay, cool, alright, sure, great, etc....)

bazaf (a lot)

schwiya (little)

I just love that word Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizeeef...

Maboul -crazy (Algerien dardja)

Maboula -crazy female

Noura- In Algerie they say kif kif also for when something does not matter ( like which food do you prefer...you say kif kif if you dont have preference)

[sereia 0]

my fiance always calls me an (pardon me for not having any clue how to spell it) 'mmsatia' (crazy woman)

[noura 0]

Noura- In Algerie they say kif kif also for when something does not matter ( like which food do you prefer...you say kif kif if you dont have preference)

I guess in that sense, it kinda means "it's all the same, doesn't matter" - just my guess!

[~kiyah~ 14]

Maboul -crazy (Algerien dardja)

Maboula -crazy female

hmak = crazy (male)

hamka = crazy (female)

~Kiyah~

[Bosco 1]

li bghiti = as you like

kanbghik = i love you

makanbghiksh = i don't love you add ma to the beginning and sh to the end to make it negative

mezyan = good

labas? = how are you or labas! = I am fine (literally: no mishaps)

smah liya = can also mean "excuse me"

bslama = goodbye

kulshi bikhair/kulshi mezyan? = is everything fine/good? kulshi = everything

[limah 1]

B'stilla = YUMMY!!!!

Fin Mchiti = where'd u go?

Limah

Edited February 13, 2007 by limah

[~kiyah~ 14]

meshi mushkil = no problem

i learned this one yesterday though I'm not 100% sure it's Darija:

zelzal = earthquake

~Kiyah~