How to say “million” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mlyoun”; in Algerian, “melyoun”; in Tunisian, “melyoun”.
In Moroccan Darija
mlyoun مليون
A numeral meaning “million”; “million centimes (ten thousand dirhams)”.
شرا طوموبيل بجوج مليون: “He bought a car for two million (centimes).”
In Algerian Darja
melyoun مليون
A numeral meaning “million”; “ten thousand dinars (a million centimes)”.
شريت تيليفون بخمسة مليون: “I bought a phone for fifty thousand dinars.”
In Tunisian Derja
melyoun مليون
A numeral meaning “million”; “a thousand dinars (counting in millimes)”.
شرا كرهبة بعشرين مليون.: “He bought a car for twenty melyoun (twenty thousand dinars).”