How to say “believe” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “tamen”; in Tunisian, “sadda9”.
In Algerian Darja
tamen تامن
A verb meaning “to believe, accept as true”; “to trust”.
علاش ما تامنش بلي راهو صح؟: “Why don't you believe it's true?”
In Tunisian Derja
sadda9 صدق
A verb meaning “believe (something)”; “believe someone, trust them”.
او شي اللي ما فهمتوش شي اللي ما صدّقتهش ,: “or something I didn't understand, something I didn't believe,”