How to say “give” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “hat”; in Tunisian, “het” and “3ta”.
In Algerian Darja
hat هات
A verb meaning “give me, hand over”; “bring”; “come on, go on”.
هات الورقة نشوفها.: “Give me the paper so I can have a look.”
In Tunisian Derja
het هات
A verb meaning “give, hand me”; “come on, let me / let's (+ verb)”.
هات الملح عيشك: “Pass me the salt, please.”
3ta عطى
A verb meaning “to give, hand over something”; “to grant, award (grade, prize)”; “to give (lessons)”.
زعمة قدّاش عطوهم: “I wonder how much they gave them.”