nchoufouk نشوفوك

Algerian Darja · verb

“nchoufouk” (نشوفوك) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning we (will) see you.

Meanings

1. we (will) see you
2. we are watching you, following you

Usage

Nchoufouk is a conjugated form of chaf (to see): "we see you" or "we will see you". It is used mostly in wishes, with nchallah or nətmannaw: nchallah nchoufouk l-3am j-jay (I hope to see you again next year), a common formula addressed to hosts and performers. It is also used to invite someone: khallina nchoufouk (come and see us). The plural in -ou can have the value of a collective or polite singular. It is not a noun: it is a verb in the first person plural with the pronoun -k.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nchoufouk” but also “nchofok”, “nshoufouk”, “nchoufok” and “nchofouk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “nchoufouk” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “see you”; “we will see you”: nchoufouk in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “see you, see you later”; “we will see you”: nchoufouk in Tunisian.