How to say “imagination” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “khyal”; in Tunisian, “5ayel”.
In Algerian Darja
khyal خيال
A noun meaning “imagination, fiction”; “image or silhouette of someone”; “unbelievable thing, a dream”.
هادي غير خيال، ماكانش منها: “It's just imagination, it doesn't exist.”
In Tunisian Derja
5ayel خيال
A noun meaning “imagination”; “fiction, unreal thing”; “silhouette, glimpsed shadow”.
عندو خيال واسع برشا: “He has a very vast imagination.”