nebghi نبغي
Algerian Darja · verb
“nebghi” (نبغي) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I like, I love.
Meanings
- I like, I love
- I want
Usage
Nebghi is the first person of the verb bgha, widely used in the west of the country (Oran, Tlemcen, Mostaganem…) in the sense of "to like". One says nebghi l'kosksi, "I like couscous", and nebghik, "I love you". It can also mean "to want", depending on context. In the centre and east, people rather say nhabb for "to like" and nhabb or bghit for "to want". So nebghi often marks a western Algerian origin. It is conjugated regularly: tebghi, yebghi, nebghiw.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nebghi” but also “nabghi”, “nbghi” and “nebgh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.