How to say “go” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “sir”; in Algerian, “sir”; in Tunisian, “barra” and “mchina”.
In Moroccan Darija
sir سير
A verb meaning “go! (imperative)”; “go and (do something)”.
سير ل فس: “Go to Fes.”
In Algerian Darja
sir سير
A verb meaning “go! (imperative of "to go")”; “go ahead, come on”; “belt, strap”.
سير جيب الخبز من الحانوت: “Go get the bread from the shop.”
In Tunisian Derja
barra برى
An interjection meaning “go, go ahead (imperative of "to go")”; “outside”; “get out, go away”.
برى جيب الخبز من الحانوت.: “Go get the bread from the grocery store.”
mchina مشنا
A verb meaning “we went”; “we left”.
البارح مشينا للبحر مع صحابنا.: “Yesterday we went to the beach with our friends.”