How to say “half” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ness” and “chout”; in Algerian, “nouss”; in Tunisian, “nosf”, “noss” and “chtar”.
In Moroccan Darija
ness نص
A noun meaning “half”; “middle”; “half-and-half coffee (nss nss)”.
هادي السبعة و نص: “It's half past seven.”
chout شوط
A noun meaning “half of a match”; “round, stage of a competition”.
الوداد ربحات فالشوط الثاني: “Wydad won in the second half.”
In Algerian Darja
nouss نص
A noun meaning “half”; “half-, partly”.
عطيني نص خبزة: “Give me half a baguette.”
In Tunisian Derja
nosf نصف
A noun meaning “half”.
نعجّنوا مليح و نخلّيوها ترتاح نصف ساعة: “We knead it well and let it rest for half an hour.”
noss نص
A noun meaning “half”; “middle”.
اعطيني نص خبزة: “Give me half a baguette.”
chtar شطر
A noun meaning “half”; “share, portion of a whole”.
عطيني شطر الخبزة برك: “Just give me half of the loaf.”