How to say “buy” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “chra”; in Tunisian, “chra”.
In Algerian Darja
chra شرا
A verb meaning “to buy”; “to obtain, acquire”.
شريت الخبز من عند الحانوت تاع الحومة.: “I bought bread from the neighborhood grocery store.”
In Tunisian Derja
chra شرى
A verb meaning “to buy, obtain for money”; “to buy someone off, bribe”.
و ولدي ولّى يقول لي اشري لي كيف ولد عمي: “And my son started telling me: buy me one like my cousin's.”