How to say “hen” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “djaja”; in Algerian, “djadja”; in Tunisian, “djeja”.
In Moroccan Darija
djaja دجاجة
A noun meaning “hen”; “chicken (meat)”.
مشيتي خونتي الجيران دجاجة: “You went and stole a hen from the neighbours.”
In Algerian Darja
djadja جاجة
A noun meaning “hen”; “chicken (meat)”.
الجاجة باضت اليوم: “The hen laid an egg today.”
In Tunisian Derja
djeja دجاجة
A noun meaning “hen, chicken”; “fool, coward (colloquial)”.
أمي طيبت دجاجة في الكسكسي: “My mother cooked a hen in the couscous.”