How to say “billion” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mlyar”; in Algerian, “melyar”; in Tunisian, “milyar”.
In Moroccan Darija
mlyar مليار
A numeral meaning “billion”; “billion centimes (ten million dirhams)”.
منين غادي نجيب مليار يوروس؟: “Where am I going to find a billion euros?”
In Algerian Darja
melyar مليار
A numeral meaning “billion”; “ten million dinars (counted in centimes)”; “countless (hyperbole)”.
شرا طوموبيل بزوج مليار: “He bought a car for twenty million dinars (two billion centimes).”
In Tunisian Derja
milyar مليار
A numeral meaning “billion”; “billion millimes (sum of money)”.
شرى دار بمليار: “He bought a house for a milyar (a billion millimes, i.e. one million dinars).”