How to say “hit” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “drab”; in Algerian, “dreb”; in Tunisian, “tadhrab”, “dhrab”, “madhroub” and “sdam”.
In Moroccan Darija
drab ضرب
A verb meaning “to hit, to beat”; “to kick”; “to do (a turn, an action)”.
ما تضربش خوك!: “Don't hit your brother!”
In Algerian Darja
dreb ضرب
A verb meaning “to hit, beat”; “to put on, play (music)”; “to make (a phone call)”.
In Tunisian Derja
tadhrab تضرب
A verb meaning “you hit / she hits”; “to strike, bang hard”; “to make (a call), deal (a blow)”.
علاش تضرب في خوك؟: “Why are you hitting your brother?”
dhrab ضرب
A verb meaning “to hit, beat”; “to kick”; “blow, hitting (noun)”.
هاذاك علاش ماهيشي رجلة كيف تضرب ولاد بلادك ,: “That's why it's not manly behaviour, when you hit the people of your own country,”
madhroub مضروب
An adjective meaning “hit, beaten”; “times (multiplication)”; “counterfeit, adulterated”.
جا للدار مضروب و وجهو منفوخ: “He came home beaten, his face swollen.”
sdam صدم
A verb meaning “to hit, crash into (a vehicle)”; “to shock, upset”.
صدمتو كرهبة قدام الدار: “A car hit him in front of the house.”