How to say “leave” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “khlla”; in Tunisian, “konji”.
In Moroccan Darija
khlla خلّا
A verb meaning “to leave (somewhere)”; “to let, allow”; “to abandon, quit”.
خلّا طوموبيل ف لڭاراج: “He left the car in the garage.”
In Tunisian Derja
konji كونجي
A noun meaning “leave, day off”; “holidays”.
طلبتها , ب زهر في كونجي , ستدعتنا لال فطور .: “I called her and, luckily, she was on leave: she invited us to break the fast.”