How to say “burst” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ferge3” and “terte9”; in Tunisian, “tfatta9”.
In Moroccan Darija
ferge3 فرڭع
A verb meaning “to pop, burst, blow up”; “to burst, explode”; “to ace, pull off brilliantly (informal)”.
واحد خونا فرڭع لينا كورة بتونوبيل: “A guy burst our ball with a car.”
terte9 طرطق
A verb meaning “to pop, to burst”; “to burst, to explode (ttertе9)”; “to bang, to make a noise”.
هوا طرطق نفاخة: “He popped a balloon.”
In Tunisian Derja
tfatta9 تفطق
A verb meaning “to burst, to crack open”; “to have a blast (slang)”.
الدلاعة تفطقت من السخانة.: “The watermelon burst open because of the heat.”