How to say “imagine” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “t5ayel” and “tsewwer”; in Algerian, “tsawar”.
In Moroccan Darija
t5ayel تخيّل
A verb meaning “to imagine, picture”; “to imagine things, fantasize”.
وا دابا تخيل كون مشينا فهاداك لياخت كون را حنا عند الله: “Just imagine, if we had gone on that yacht, we'd be dead by now.”
tsewwer تصوّر
A verb meaning “to imagine, picture”; “to have one's picture taken”; “to earn a living”.
تصوّر شنو وقع ليا البارح!: “Imagine what happened to me yesterday!”
In Algerian Darja
tsawar تصور
A verb meaning “imagine, picture”; “photograph, film (you photograph)”; “have one's picture taken”.
تصوّر واش صرالي البارح!: “Imagine what happened to me yesterday!”