How to say “beautiful” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “zwin” and “ghzal”; in Algerian, “zin”, “hlowa” and “ghzala”; in Tunisian, “mezyen”.
In Moroccan Darija
zwin زوين
An adjective meaning “beautiful, pretty”; “good, nice”.
عندك صوت زوين: “You have a beautiful voice.”
ghzal غزال
An adjective meaning “beautiful, pretty, cute”; “nice, good quality”; “gazelle (male)”.
شوفو شحال غزال: “Look how cute he is!”
In Algerian Darja
zin زين
An adjective meaning “beautiful, pretty”; “good, of good quality”; “beauty (used as a noun)”.
شريت فراش زين بزاف: “I bought a very nice mattress.”
hlowa حلوة
An adjective meaning “beautiful, pretty, pleasant”; “sweet (to the taste)”.
الجزائر حلوة بزاف فالصيف: “Algeria is very beautiful in summer.”
ghzala غزالة
An adjective meaning “beautiful, pretty”; “great, very good (thing)”; “gazelle”.
البنت هاذي غزالة بزاف: “This girl is very beautiful.”
In Tunisian Derja
mezyen مزيان
An adjective meaning “beautiful, pretty”; “good, fine”.
ما علاباليش غاذتني من اصحابي انا يالطيف تقول عمرهم ما شافوا بنيّة مزيانة: “I don't know, my friends got on my nerves, good heavens, as if they'd never seen a pretty girl.”