How to say “get angry” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ghdeb”; in Algerian, “z3af” and “yez3af”; in Tunisian, “ghdheb”.
In Moroccan Darija
ghdeb غضب
A verb meaning “to get angry”; “anger (noun: ghdab)”.
غضب عليا حيت تعطلت: “He got angry with me because I was late.”
In Algerian Darja
z3af زعف
A verb meaning “to get angry, to lose one's temper”; “to be upset, in a bad mood”.
زعف بابا كي ما رجعتش بكري: “My father got angry because I didn't come home early.”
yez3af يزعف
A verb meaning “to get angry”; “to be upset, offended”.
ما تزعفش مني، كنت نضحك برك: “Don't be angry with me, I was only joking.”
In Tunisian Derja
ghdheb غضب
A verb meaning “to get angry, lose one's temper”; “anger (noun: ghadhab)”.
بابا غضب عليا خاطر رجعت متأخر: “Dad got angry with me because I came back late.”