Arabe Dardja language info

[Henia 11]

Esalaam, Hello and Salut...

Well I did not have chance to make seperate area for this soooo...here goes... I will start...

Please indicate when posting what dialect (if it is one) the words you are posting....enchallah! Regular or classical arabe in the other thread ...Thanks __________________

Cap'n PLZ pin this!

Maghrebin Arabe aka Dardja:

Salut - Frenchy Hello

Esalam - peace (aka hello)

çava? - frenchy way of saying informally how are you? can also reply with the same

Lebass? - same meaning...literally are you ok? And can also reply with the same

wech rak? (wech raki? for feminine) - what is up? in Kabyle

N'habek - I love you

wech bik? - what is wrong with you?

éooooooooo - say when getting someone's attention in the street...used also in Kabyle

coucou- again used to get someone's attention when talking to them directly or on the phone

wech raki diri? what you doing?

waenn kunti ? - where have you been (female form take off the i to make male)

waenn t'roh(i)? where you going?

t'habi ta'am - do you like couscous

rak(i) ta gimberi biya? you winding me up?

makesh menhar no way!! (common answered menhar ie yes way!)

Now you!

[Henia 11]

No dardjaria here? Where are all the MA<DZ and TUN women at?

[Henia 11]

Hello Dear learners!!

First is understanding Moroccan Arabic or 'Darija'

Darija or derija is the term used by speakers of Maghreb Arabic

to name the varieties they speak. Darija is characterized by many borrowings from the languages of the colonizers of the Maghreb, including French and Spanish and from the native language Berber.

Starting with the basics as usual.

Numbers :

Numbers Lesson 1

0 - Zero = Zero

1 - One = Wahed/ wa7ed

2- Two = Jouj/ Zouj

3- Three = T'lata/ Telata

4- Four = Arb3a/ Arb'a

5- Five = Khamsa

6- Six = Seta

7- Seven = Seb3a/ Seb'a

8- Eight = Teminya/ T'menya

9- Nine = Tes3ood/ Tes'oud

10- Ten = 3ashra/ 'Ashra

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11- Eleven = 7dash/ Hedash

12- Twelve = Etnash/ Tenash

13- Thirteen = Teltash

14- Fourteen = Rbe3tash/ Rbe'tash

15- Fifteen = Khmestash

16- Sixteen = Setash

17- Seventeen = Sbe3tash/ Sbe'tash

18- Eighteen = Tmentash

19- Nineteen = Te3tash/ Te'tash

20- Twenty = 3oshreen/ Oshreen

[sereia 0]

i don't know the correct spelling. i'm just sounding things out here because i know how to speak them correctly, but never tried to write most before. but random some words i can think of:

hoobs: bread

shokoon?: who's there?

schoon: hot

birddt: cold

schwiya: little

bazaf: a lot

zit: oil

zitoon: olives

coco: peanuts

hobi al waheed: my only love

ohibouka/ohibouki: i love you

coule/couley: eat!

choukran: thanks

la choukran ala wagib: you're welcome

mmshisha: cat

zwina/zwine: beautiful/handsome but also used for "this food is zwine, that dress is zwina, etc"

hamdulilah: praise god

incha allah: god willing

oh so much more but i just woke up. i'll post again when i'm more clear headed

you rock, henia!

Edited April 10, 2007 by abdounjen

[Henia 11]

You rock too Abdoujen....

Here is some more...

Why - 3lash/ elash

e.g 3lash nta mashi?- why are you going?

Who - Shkon

e.g shkon nta? -Who are you?

When - Fo9ash/ Foqash

e.g Foqash nta Maji? - When are you coming?

How - Kifash/ B7alash- B'halash

e.g Kifash Jiti?- How did you come?

What- Sheno

e.g Sheno Ismek? - What is your name?

Where - Feen- Fin/ Fayen

e.g Fayen nta ?- where are you?

Which - Ina ( for questions)/ Li

e.g: Ina Medina kat-skoon ? ...Which city you live in?

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[sereia 0]

afek: please

wallah: reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally

[sereia 0]

walou: nothing

[sereia 0]

safi: stop, okay, sure, etc

wakha: okay

[Visa4habibi! 0]

l'a - no

aji - come here

BTW, Henia, how ru doing over there? I'll be pretty close to you pretty soon and will have a chance to practice my pitiful 20 words. Hope to learn more!

[sereia 0]

sidif halek!!: get outta here!

and how could i get my most used phrase... hchouma alik!!!!!!!!: shame on you

[Henia 11]

l'a - no

aji - come here

BTW, Henia, how ru doing over there? I'll be pretty close to you pretty soon and will have a chance to practice my pitiful 20 words. Hope to learn more!

Esalaam I have missed you...worte you an email while back , not sure if you got it!

my husband not here - zawji/rajuli(my man and most common!) makeshu

please come back later - wulli omba'ada

please call him on his mobile - ayitlu fi portabu

I would like to buy - 'nhab 'nishree ........

[noura 0]

ghulsee - sit down

hta ana - me too (or "and me")

boussnee - kiss me

tata for now.... that's me saying bye!

[sereia 0]

how could i forget boussne/boussini? yummy!!!

wahashteni : i miss youuuuuuuuu

[noura 0]

how could i forget boussne/boussini? yummy!!!

wahashteni : i miss youuuuuuuuu

I understand that "I miss you" is *Twashtek* or *Twahashtek*

to say "I miss you so much" is *Twahashtek buzzef*

Ana farhana - I'm happy

Ana majnoona bik - I'm crazy for you

there's a very important one I can't think of now.... back later when I remember it!

[Henia 11]

ana ajnabia wa ana ma fehem walou ----> I am a foreigner and I understand nothing!

arra shicola give me chocolate!!! --->that's quite useful!!!

Shweeya - little bit

Benina - delicious

Saha - thanks (if you only learn this word you can get by!)

Roh! - Go away!

Schot! - Shut up!

Sufedge - naughty

Digidigig! - I will break you into pieces!

Kabeer - big

Smeena - fat

Jamais - never

Hena - here

Ween - where

Schon - who

Shuffi - look

Ana belish - I don't know

D'raham or flous- money

Asma - oi listen (I wondered for ages who Asma was!)

Fudha - home

Malesh - nevermind

C'est bonne - it's cool

Normale - it's cool

Atinee - pass me...

Bleirghah - flip flops

Yacho - mate