How to say “cooking” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “tyab”; in Tunisian, “tatyib”.
In Algerian Darja
tyab طياب
A noun meaning “cooking, the art of cooking”; “cooked dishes”.
طياب يمّا ما كاين حتى واحد يلحقو.: “Nobody can match my mother's cooking.”
In Tunisian Derja
tatyib تاطيب
A noun meaning “the act of cooking, preparing meals”.
اليوم ما عينيش في تاطيب، نشريو حاجة من برّا: “Today I don't feel like cooking, let's buy something from outside.”