fi a7lamek في احلامك
Algerian Darja · expression
“fi a7lamek” (في احلامك) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning in your dreams, never.
Meanings
- in your dreams, never
Usage
f a7lamek is used as in English, to answer someone who hopes for something unlikely: "in your dreams", "not a chance". The tone is mocking and informal, often teasing between friends. The form changes with the person addressed: f a7lamek for one person, f a7lamkoum for several. It is very common in writing on social media, and is sometimes reinforced by a jibe or a laugh. The meaning is figurative. To talk about actual dreams at night, menam or tnam is used instead. You also hear f menamek with the same mocking sense.
Example
تحب نخلصلك القهوة؟ في احلامك!
t7eb nkhalslek l9ahwa? f a7lamek!
“Want me to pay for your coffee? In your dreams!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fi a7lamek” but also “fi ahlamak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.