How to say “good” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “khir”, “mzyan” and “mlih”; in Algerian, “khir”, “mlih”, “mliha”, “bahi” and “mezyan”; in Tunisian, “behi” and “tayba”.
In Moroccan Darija
khir خير
A noun meaning “good, favor, kindness”; “plenty, prosperity, provisions”; “better (than)”.
دير فيا خير: “Do me a favor.”
mzyan مزيان
An adjective meaning “good, of good quality”; “well (manner)”; “nice, pretty”.
ره قراي مزيان: “He's a good student.”
mlih مليح
An adjective meaning “good, of good quality”; “well, properly”.
هاد الماكلة مليحة بزاف.: “This food is very good.”
In Algerian Darja
khir خير
A noun meaning “good, what is good”; “better”; “prosperity, abundance”.
الخدمة هادي خير من لوخرى: “This job is better than the other one.”
mlih مليح
An adjective meaning “good, nice, of good quality”; “well, properly”; “healthy, doing well”.
هاد الماكلة مليحة بزاف، شكون طيبها؟: “This dish is very good, who cooked it?”
mliha مليحة
An adjective meaning “good, of good quality”; “pretty, nice-looking”; “kind, good-natured”.
هاد الفكرة مليحة بزاف: “This idea is very good.”
bahi باهي
An adjective meaning “good, nice”; “okay, alright”.
الفيلم هذا باهي بزاف.: “This film is very good.”
mezyan مزيان
An adjective meaning “good, fine”; “nice, pretty”; “well, properly (adverb)”.
هاد الماكلة مزيانة بزاف: “This dish is very good.”
In Tunisian Derja
behi باهي
An adjective meaning “good, fine”; “okay, all right”.
معه كان باهي برشا .: “With him it was very good.”
tayba طيبة
An adjective meaning “good, pleasant”; “kind, good-hearted”; “cooked, ripe”.
شاهية طيّبة الناس ال كلّ: “Enjoy your meal, everyone.”