How to say “hell” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “jahannam”; in Algerian, “jahannam”; in Tunisian, “jhannem”.
In Moroccan Darija
jahannam جهنّم
A noun meaning “hell (religious)”; “hell, unbearable situation or heat”.
الله يحفظنا من جهنم: “May God protect us from hell.”
In Algerian Darja
jahannam جهنم
A noun meaning “hell (religious)”; “unbearable situation”.
اللي ياكل الحرام مصيرو جهنم.: “Whoever lives off what is forbidden will end up in hell.”
In Tunisian Derja
jhannem جهنم
A noun meaning “hell (religious sense)”; “unbearable heat or situation”.
اليوم السخانة جهنم، ما نجمش نخرج.: “Today the heat is hellish, I can't go out.”