How to say “brothers” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “khout”; in Algerian, “khawa” and “khawa khawa”; in Tunisian, “e5wen”.
In Moroccan Darija
khout خوت
A noun meaning “brothers; siblings”; “brothers (figurative, close people)”.
واش عندك شي خوت: “Do you have any siblings?”
In Algerian Darja
khawa خاوة
A noun meaning “brothers”; “brother peoples, close kin”.
حنا خاوة، ما كاين حتى مشكل: “We're brothers, there's no problem at all.”
khawa khawa خاوة خاوة
An expression meaning “we are brothers”; “slogan of brotherhood and unity”.
الجزاير وتونس خاوة خاوة: “Algeria and Tunisia are brothers.”
In Tunisian Derja
e5wen اخوان
A noun meaning “brothers”; “close friends, comrades”; “Muslim Brotherhood”.
عندي زوز خوان وأخت: “I have two brothers and a sister.”