na3che9 fik نعشق فيك
Algerian Darja · expression
“na3che9 fik” (نعشق فيك) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning I love you passionately, I adore you.
Meanings
- I love you passionately, I adore you
Usage
Na3chaq fik is a strong declaration of love. It is more passionate than nebghik or nhabbek. It is very common in raï songs and in messages between lovers. The construction takes the preposition fi: na3chaq fik, na3chaq fiha. An English speaker would translate word for word "I love in you", but the meaning is simply "I adore you". By extension, it is also used for a thing or a team: na3chaq fi had la chanson. The tone is familiar and affectionate.
Example
والله نعشق فيك، ما نقدرش نعيش بلا بيك
wallah na3che9 fik, ma n9derch n3ich bla bik
“I swear I adore you, I can't live without you.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “na3che9 fik” but also “na3chek fik”, “n3che9 fik”, “na3ch9 fik” and “na3cheq fik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.