mayech9ach مايشقاش
Algerian Darja · expression
“mayech9ach” (مايشقاش) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning it's not worth the trouble.
Meanings
- it's not worth the trouble
- no point in
Usage
Common expression meaning "it's not worth it, no need to go to the trouble". It is formed on the verb "ch9a", to take pains. It is used on its own, as a reply: "ma ych9ach", or followed by a conjugated verb: "ma ych9ach truh", "there's no need for you to go". It is often used to politely discourage someone or to say that an effort is futile. Its close synonym is "makanlah". The register is familiar but neutral. Note: despite the third-person form, it refers to no one in particular and works like an impersonal construction.
Example
ما يشقاش تجي، الدكان مسكّر
ma ych9ach tji, eddoukkan msakker
“No need to come, the shop is closed.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “mayech9ach”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.