How to say “average” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mtwesset” and “mo3eddal”; in Algerian, “mo3adal” and “motawasset”; in Tunisian, “m3addel”.
In Moroccan Darija
mtwesset متوسّط
An adjective meaning “average”; “intermediate”.
راه المستوى ديالو متوسط.: “His level is average.”
mo3eddal معدّل
A noun meaning “average (school grade)”; “average, mean rate”.
راه معدل ديالك تايح هاد العام: “Your average dropped this year.”
In Algerian Darja
mo3adal معدل
A noun meaning “grade average”; “average, mean rate”; “modified (participle m3addel)”.
جاب معدّل مليح في الباك: “He got a good average in the bac.”
motawasset متوسط
An adjective meaning “average, neither good nor bad”; “middle school”; “intermediate level”.
خويا راه يقرا في الرابعة متوسط.: “My brother is in the fourth year of middle school.”
In Tunisian Derja
m3addel معدل
A noun meaning “average (school grade)”; “average, average rate”.
قداش جاب معدل في الباك؟: “What average did he get in the bac?”