How to say “begin” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “bda”; in Tunisian, “bda”.
In Moroccan Darija
bda بدا
A verb meaning “to begin, to start”; “to start (doing)”; “to launch, to initiate”.
بدا من زيرو: “He started from zero.”
In Tunisian Derja
bda بدا
A verb meaning “to begin, to start”; “to start up, to launch”.
طلعنا و بدينا نحكيوا , نحكيوا …: “We went out and started talking, talking…”