ghodwa غدوة
Algerian Darja · adverb
“ghodwa” (غدوة) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning tomorrow.
Meanings
- tomorrow
- later, in the future
Usage
Ghodwa is the usual word for "tomorrow" throughout Algeria. One also says "nhar ghodwa" (the day of tomorrow), and "ghir ghodwa" for "starting tomorrow". The word very often goes with "inchallah" when talking about a plan. It can also refer, vaguely, to the future, like the English "tomorrow". Do not confuse it with "lghda", which means the midday meal. Its opposites are "el-barah" (yesterday) and "lyoum" (today), and "ba3d ghodwa" means "the day after tomorrow".
Example
نتلاقاو غدوة إن شاء الله
netla9aw ghodwa inchallah
“See you tomorrow, God willing.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghodwa” but also “ghedwa”, “ghadwa”, “ghodoua” and “rodwa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ghodwa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “tomorrow, the next day”; “later on”: ghodwa in Tunisian.