How to say “march” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ch8er tlata” and “massira”; in Algerian, “mars” and “massira”; in Tunisian, “mars” and “massira”.
In Moroccan Darija
ch8er tlata شهر تلاتة
A noun meaning “March, third month of the year”.
تزاد ولدي ف شهر تلاتة.: “My son was born in March.”
massira مسيرة
A noun meaning “march, demonstration”; “career, path (of a person)”.
الناس خرجو فمسيرة البارح: “People went out on a march yesterday.”
In Algerian Darja
mars مارس
A noun meaning “March (month of the year)”.
رمضان هاد العام يجي في مارس: “This year, Ramadan falls in March.”
massira مسيرة
A noun meaning “march, demonstration”; “journey, career”.
غدوة كاينة مسيرة فالعاصمة: “Tomorrow there is a march in Algiers.”
In Tunisian Derja
mars مارس
A noun meaning “March (month)”.
نرجعو نهار عشرة مارس: “We're coming back on the tenth of March.”
massira مسيرة
A noun meaning “march, street demonstration”; “career, path”.
غدوة فما مسيرة في شارع بورقيبة.: “Tomorrow there's a march on Bourguiba Avenue.”