How to say “minute” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “d9i9a”; in Algerian, “dqiqa”; in Tunisian, “d9i9a”.
In Moroccan Darija
d9i9a دقيقة
A noun meaning “minute”; “a moment, a second”.
دقيقة هاني جاي: “One minute, I'm coming.”
In Algerian Darja
dqiqa دقيقة
A noun meaning “minute (unit of time)”; “a moment, a little while”.
استنّاني دقيقة، راني جاي: “Wait for me a minute, I'm coming.”
In Tunisian Derja
d9i9a دقيقة
A noun meaning “minute”; “a moment”.
وقتها ارمي كعبات البريك خلّيهم دقيقة في زيت الدافي: “Then throw in the pieces of brik and leave them a minute in the hot oil.”