How to say “festival” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mihrajan”; in Algerian, “mahrajane”; in Tunisian, “mahrajen”.
In Moroccan Darija
mihrajan مهرجان
A noun meaning “festival (music, film, culture)”; “big celebration, public festivities”.
غادي نمشيو للمهرجان ديال الموسيقى هاد الصيف: “We're going to the music festival this summer.”
In Algerian Darja
mahrajane مهرجان
A noun meaning “festival, cultural event”; “celebration, large public festivity”.
رانا رايحين لمهرجان الموسيقى ف تيمقاد: “We're going to the music festival in Timgad.”
In Tunisian Derja
mahrajen مهرجان
A noun meaning “festival”; “public celebration”.
البارح مشينا لسهرية في المهرجان: “Yesterday we went to an evening show at the festival.”