How to say “awesome” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “wa3er” and “rhib”; in Algerian, “hareb”, “rhib” and “tayer”; in Tunisian, “rhib”.
In Moroccan Darija
wa3er واعر
An adjective meaning “great, awesome, skilled”; “hard, tough”; “powerful, intense”.
هادشي واعر نيت: “That is really awesome.”
rhib رهيب
An adjective meaning “awesome, amazing (informal, positive)”; “frightening, dreadful”.
داك الفيلم كان رهيب، عجبني بزاف: “That film was awesome, I really liked it.”
In Algerian Darja
hareb هارب
An adjective meaning “excellent, top-notch, ahead of the curve”; “superior to (hareb 3la)”; “on the run, fugitive”.
هاد الفيلم هارب بزاف: “This film is really awesome.”
rhib رهيب
An adjective meaning “awesome, great, impressive”; “terrible, intense (negative sense)”.
الماتش البارح كان رهيب!: “Yesterday's match was awesome!”
tayer طاير
An adjective meaning “excellent, awesome”; “high, spaced out”; “flying”.
هاد المغني طاير، صوتو يهبل: “This singer is awesome, his voice is crazy good.”
In Tunisian Derja
rhib رهيب
An adjective meaning “awesome, excellent, impressive”; “terrible, frightening, huge”.
الكونسار البارح كان رهيب: “Yesterday's concert was awesome.”