How to say “enough” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “khlass”, “barka”, “yezzi” and “barakat”; in Tunisian, “yezzi”.
In Algerian Darja
khlass خلاص
An interjection meaning “enough, that's it”; “it's over, so”; “(noun) payment, salary”.
خلاص، ما نزيدش نهدر معاه: “That's it, I'm not talking to him anymore.”
barka بركا
An interjection meaning “enough, that's enough”; “stop (doing something)”; “quit (doing something)”.
بركا من الهدرة وخدم: “Enough chatter, get to work.”
yezzi يزي
An interjection meaning “enough, that's enough”; “stop (doing)”.
يزي بلا هدرة، روح تخدم: “Enough talk, go to work.”
barakat بركات
An interjection meaning “enough, that's enough”; “blessings (standard Arabic sense)”; “it's over, never again”.
بركات من الهدرة، روح خدم: “Enough talk, go to work.”
In Tunisian Derja
yezzi يزي
An interjection meaning “enough, that's enough”; “stop (doing)”; “only, that's all”.
اشنوة تكتب اسمك بال مرتين مرّة وحدة يزّي: “Why are you writing your name twice? Once is enough.”