How to say “day” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “nhar” and “youm”; in Algerian, “youm” and “nhar”; in Tunisian, “nhar” and “youm”.
In Moroccan Darija
nhar نهار
A noun meaning “day”; “daytime, whole day”.
كان نهار صعيب: “It was a hard day.”
youm يوم
A noun meaning “day”; “one day, someday”.
كنت عارف حيكون يوم خايب: “I knew it would be a bad day.”
In Algerian Darja
youm يوم
A noun meaning “day, daytime”; “date, specific day”.
nhar نهار
A noun meaning “day”; “daytime”.
نهار الجمعة نروحو للبحر: “On Friday we're going to the sea.”
In Tunisian Derja
nhar نهار
A noun meaning “day, daytime”; “one day (unspecified)”.
يمكن نهار مننهارات تفهم علاش: “Maybe one day you'll understand why.”
youm يوم
A noun meaning “day”; “today (lyoum)”.
كل يوم نمشي للخدمة على ساقيّ: “Every day I walk to work.”