How to say “be ashamed” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “ahchem” and “7cham”; in Tunisian, “7cham”.
In Algerian Darja
ahchem احشم
A verb meaning “shame on you! have some decency!”; “to be shy, embarrassed”.
أحشم على روحك، راك راجل كبير!: “Shame on you, you're a grown man!”
7cham حشم
A verb meaning “to be ashamed, embarrassed”; “to be shy, bashful”; “shame on you! (reproach)”.
حشمت نقولو بلي نسيت: “I was embarrassed to tell him that I had forgotten.”
In Tunisian Derja
7cham حشم
A verb meaning “to be ashamed”; “to feel shy, embarrassed”.
حشمت باش نقلّو: “I was embarrassed to tell him.”