How to say “here” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “lhna” and “hnaya”; in Algerian, “hak”, “lhna” and “hnaya”; in Tunisian, “haw”, “hna”, “houni”, “hay”, “hni” and “hnaya”.
In Moroccan Darija
lhna لهنا
An adverb meaning “here, to here (with motion)”.
اجي لهنا دابا: “Come here now.”
hnaya هنايا
An adverb meaning “here”.
غير خليني هنايا: “Just leave me here.”
In Algerian Darja
hak هاك
An interjection meaning “here, take it (handing something)”; “like that, thus (in kima hak)”.
هاك، هادي ليك: “Here, this is for you.”
lhna لهنا
An adverb meaning “here, over here”; “up to here, at this level”.
أرواح لهنا نوريلك: “Come here, I'll show you.”
hnaya هنايا
An adverb meaning “here”.
أرواح هنايا، نحكيلك حاجة.: “Come here, I'm going to tell you something.”
In Tunisian Derja
haw هاو
A particle meaning “here he is, there he is”; “here, take it”.
هاو جاي، استنّاه شويّة: “Here he comes, wait for him a little.”
hna هنا
An adverb meaning “here”.
استناني هنا: “Wait for me here.”
houni هوني
An adverb meaning “here”.
استنّاني هوني: “Wait for me here.”
hay هاي
An interjection meaning “here, here you go (handing something)”; “come on, right then (starting an action)”.
لامين هاي لك: “Lamine, here, this is for you.”
hni هني
An adverb meaning “here, in this place”; “at that moment, then”.
تعالى هني نوريك حاجة: “Come here, I'll show you something.”
hnaya هنايا
An adverb meaning “here”; “at our place, in our area”.
إستنّاني هنايا، نرجع توّا.: “Wait for me here, I'll be right back.”