mochkil مشكل
Algerian Darja · noun
“mochkil” (مشكل) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning problem, trouble.
Meanings
- problem, trouble
- quarrel, fuss
Usage
Mochkil is the ordinary word for "problem". Its plural is machakil. A form mochkla exists, but in Algeria mochkil is more common. The most frequent expression is machi mochkil, "no problem", used to accept a request or reassure someone. 3andi mochkil means "I have a problem". Dar mochkil means "he caused trouble", in the sense of a quarrel. The word is used for technical, administrative or relationship problems. The French loanword problème, pronounced problim, is also heard, but mochkil remains more common. The word is masculine: mochkil kbir, "a big problem".
Example
ماشي مشكل، غدوة نجيبهولك
machi mochkil, ghodwa njibhoulek
“No problem, I'll bring it to you tomorrow.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mochkil” but also “mouchkil”, “mochkel”, “mochkl” and “mushkil”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “mochkil” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “problem, worry”; “difficulty, hassle”: mochkil in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “problem, worry”; “quarrel, fuss”: mochkel in Tunisian.