How to say “dream” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “7lem”; in Tunisian, “7lem” and “mnem”.
In Moroccan Darija
7lem حلم
A verb meaning “to dream (while sleeping)”; “dream, aspiration (noun 7olm)”.
البارح حلمت بيك: “Yesterday, I dreamed about you.”
In Tunisian Derja
7lem حلم
A noun meaning “dream during sleep”; “aspiration, ambition”; “to dream (verb form)”.
مستحيل هههه كان فال حلم هههه: “Impossible, haha, only in a dream, haha.”
mnem منام
A noun meaning “dream (during sleep)”; “sleep (literary)”.
البارح شفت منام غريب برشا.: “Last night I had a really strange dream.”