hanni khatrek هني خاطرك
Algerian Darja · expression
“hanni khatrek” (هني خاطرك) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning don't worry, rest assured.
Meanings
- don't worry, rest assured
- never mind, don't bother
Usage
Hanni khatrek literally means "calm your mind". It is used to reassure someone, to promise that you will take care of something, or to tell them there is no reason to worry. The expression is informal, warm and very common in speech. It agrees with the person addressed: hanni khatrek in the singular, hanniw khatarkoum in the plural. The variant hanni rassek, with the same meaning, is also heard. It can be translated as "don't worry", but it carries more the idea of a guarantee given by the speaker.
Example
هني خاطرك، غدوة نجيبهولك
hanni khatrek, ghodwa njibhoulek
“Don't worry, I'll bring it to you tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hanni khatrek” but also “hani khatrek”, “hanni kha6rek”, “hani khatrak” and “hanni 5atrek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch; 6 is emphatic ta (ط).