How to say “garbage” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “zbel”; in Tunisian, “zbela” and “zebla”.
In Moroccan Darija
zbel زبل
A noun meaning “garbage, household waste”; “worthless thing, junk”.
أجي ترمي زبل: “Come and throw out the garbage.”
In Tunisian Derja
zbela زبالة
A noun meaning “garbage, household waste”; “junk, worthless (informal)”.
هالتلفون زبالة، طاح في جمعة: “This phone is junk: it broke within a week.”
zebla زبلة
A noun meaning “piece of garbage, trash”; “worthless thing or person (pejorative)”.
هز الزبلة وانت هابط: “Take the trash with you on your way down.”