wach khassek واش خصك
Algerian Darja · expression
“wach khassek” (واش خصك) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning what do you need?.
Meanings
- what do you need?
- what do you want?
- what are you missing?
Usage
Wach khassek literally translates as "what are you lacking?". It is used mainly to ask someone what they need, for example a shopkeeper to a customer or a relative offering help. Depending on intonation, the question can also become curt, meaning "what do you want now?". It is conjugated with the pronoun: wach khassni (what do I need), wach khassha, wach khasskoum. Note that khass does not express obligation; it indicates a lack or a need.
Example
واش خصك؟ نجيبهولك من الحانوت.
wach khassek ? njibhoulek mel hanout.
“What do you need? I'll bring it to you from the shop.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wach khassek” but also “wech khassak”, “wach khasek”, “wech khassek” and “wach khssek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.