How to say “lie” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “kdoub” and “kdba”; in Tunisian, “kdheb” and “kdheb”.
In Moroccan Darija
kdoub كدوب
A noun meaning “lying, falsehood”; “false, untrue”.
هدرتك كاملة كدوب: “Everything you say is a lie.”
kdba كدبة
A noun meaning “a lie”.
كدبة جديدة هادي: “That's a new lie.”
In Tunisian Derja
kdheb كذب
A verb meaning “to lie”; “lie (noun)”.
ما تكذبش عليّ، نعرف كل شي: “Don't lie to me, I know everything.”
kdheb كذاب
A noun meaning “lie, act of lying”; “liar (pronounced kaddheb)”.
بربّي كرّهتونا في رواحنا مال كذاب ياسر مفبركة: “By God, you've made us sick of ourselves, what a pack of lies, it's totally fabricated.”