How to say “go down” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “nzel” and “hbet”; in Algerian, “hbet”, “nzel” and “hawwad”; in Tunisian, “habat” and “nzel”.
In Moroccan Darija
nzel نزل
A verb meaning “to go down, get off”; “to fall (rain)”; “to stay at someone's place”.
نزل ف ستوب تاني: “Get off at the next stop.”
hbet هبط
A verb meaning “to go down, descend”; “to land (plane)”; “to drop (prices, level)”.
هبط من الطوموبيل، وصلنا: “Get out of the car, we've arrived.”
In Algerian Darja
hbet هبط
A verb meaning “to go down, descend”; “to land”; “to come out, be posted online”.
هبط من الطوبيس قدّام الجامعة.: “He got off the bus in front of the university.”
nzel نزل
A verb meaning “to go down”; “to get off a vehicle”; “to drop (price, level)”.
نزل من الطوبيس قدام البريد: “He got off the bus in front of the post office.”
hawwad هود
A verb meaning “to go down”; “to go (down) to a place (town, home region)”; “to bring down (an object)”.
هود من الطوموبيل راني نستناك: “Get out of the car, I'm waiting for you.”
In Tunisian Derja
habat هبط
A verb meaning “to go down, descend”; “to land; to return home”; “(habbat) to bring down, lower”.
كان جيت بالحقّ مجاهد اجا اهبط لل بلاد ,: “If you're truly a mujahid, come on, come down to the country,”
nzel نزل
A verb meaning “go down, come down”; “get off (a vehicle)”; “fall (rain); drop”.
نزل من الكار قدام الجامع.: “He got off the bus in front of the mosque.”