wachbik وشبيك
Algerian Darja · expression
“wachbik” (وشبيك) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning what's wrong with you?.
Meanings
- what's wrong with you?
- what's your problem?
Usage
Wachbik is made up of wach (what), b- (with) and -ek (you). It is used to ask someone what is wrong, with concern if the person seems ill or sad. The same word also works as a reproach when someone is behaving strangely: "what's the matter with you?". The tone decides the meaning. The form changes with the person: wachbiha (her), wachbih (him), wachbikoum (you, plural). For the feminine singular, wachbik is also used. The similar form wach bik can also mean "with what".
Example
وشبيك ساكت اليوم؟
wachbik saket lyoum ?
“What's wrong with you, why are you so quiet today?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wachbik” but also “wechbik” and “wachbek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “wachbik” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “what's wrong with you?”; “why (reproachful)”: wchbik in Tunisian.