How to say “feeling” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “i7sas” and “cho3our”; in Algerian, “chou3our” and “i7sas”; in Tunisian, “e7ses”, “7ases”, “7assa” and “7ass”.
In Moroccan Darija
i7sas إحساس
A noun meaning “feeling, impression”; “hunch”; “sensitivity, emotion”.
عندي إحساس خايب: “I have a bad feeling.”
cho3our شعور
A noun meaning “feeling, emotion”; “sensation, impression”.
هادا شعور زوين بزاف: “This is a really beautiful feeling.”
In Algerian Darja
chou3our شعور
A noun meaning “feeling, inner sensation”; “emotion, sensitivity”.
كي شفتها جاني شعور غريب: “When I saw her, a strange feeling came over me.”
i7sas احساس
A noun meaning “feeling, sensation”; “sensitivity”.
إحساس ما يتوصفش: “An indescribable feeling.”
In Tunisian Derja
e7ses احساس
A noun meaning “feeling, sensation”; “sensitivity, empathy”.
عندي إحساس اللي باش ينجح.: “I have a feeling he's going to succeed.”
7ases حاسس
An adjective meaning “feeling (a certain way)”; “understanding, sympathizing”; “having the impression that”.
تشوف شباب في بلاده حاسس روحه غريب ,: “You see young people who feel like strangers in their own country.”
7assa حاسة
An adjective meaning “feeling, sensing (feminine)”; “sense (faculty of perception)”.
حاسة روحي تعبانة اليوم: “I feel tired today.”
7ass حاس
An adjective meaning “feeling, having the impression”; “sensitive to, empathizing”.
حاسّة اللي ال فازة هاذي باش تخسّرني في خواتي نخاف نخسّرهم: “I have the feeling this affair will cost me my sisters; I'm afraid of losing them.”