How to say “my cousin” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “bnt 3mti”, “bnt 3mi”, “wld 3mmti”, “wld 3mmi”, “bnt khalti”, “bnt khali”, “wld khalti” and “wld khali”; in Tunisian, “weld 3ammi”, “weld khalti”, “bent khalti”, “bent 3ammi”, “bent khali”, “weld khali”, “bent 3amti” and “weld 3amti”.
In Moroccan Darija
bnt 3mti بنت عمتي
An expression meaning “my cousin (paternal aunt's daughter)”.
بنت عمتي تزوجات هاد الصيف: “My cousin got married this summer.”
bnt 3mi بنت عمي
An expression meaning “my cousin (paternal uncle's daughter)”.
مشيت مع بنت عمي للسوق: “I went to the market with my cousin.”
wld 3mmti ولد عمتي
An expression meaning “my cousin (paternal aunt's son)”.
ولد عمتي جا عندنا البارح: “My cousin (my paternal aunt's son) came to our place yesterday.”
wld 3mmi ولد عمي
An expression meaning “my cousin (paternal uncle's son)”; “close relative, kinsman”.
هادا ولد عمي، كنا كنقراو مجموعين: “This is my cousin, we used to study together.”
bnt khalti بنت خالتي
An expression meaning “my cousin (maternal aunt's daughter)”.
بنت خالتي غادي تجي عندنا لعشية: “My cousin is going to come to our place this afternoon.”
bnt khali بنت خالي
An expression meaning “my cousin (maternal uncle's daughter)”.
بنت خالي ساكنة فكازا: “My cousin lives in Casablanca.”
wld khalti ولد خالتي
An expression meaning “my cousin (maternal aunt's son)”.
ولد خالتي ساكن ف كازا: “My cousin (my maternal aunt's son) lives in Casablanca.”
wld khali ولد خالي
An expression meaning “my cousin (maternal uncle's son)”.
غادي نمشي للعرس ديال ولد خالي: “I'm going to my cousin's (my maternal uncle's son) wedding.”
In Tunisian Derja
weld 3ammi ولد عمي
An expression meaning “my paternal cousin”; “buddy (informal)”.
ولد عمي جاي من فرنسا الصيف هذا: “My cousin is coming from France this summer.”
weld khalti ولد خالتي
An expression meaning “my maternal cousin (aunt's son)”.
ولد خالتي جاي من فرانسا الصيف هذا.: “My maternal aunt's son is coming from France this summer.”
bent khalti بنت خالتي
An expression meaning “my cousin (maternal aunt's daughter)”.
بنت خالتي تقرا معايا في نفس المعهد.: “My cousin (on my mother's side) studies with me at the same school.”
bent 3ammi بنت عمي
An expression meaning “my cousin (paternal uncle's daughter)”.
بنت عمي جاية من فرنسا الصيف هذا: “My cousin is coming from France this summer.”
bent khali بنت خالي
An expression meaning “my cousin, maternal uncle's daughter”; “cousin, in a loose sense”.
بنت خالي جات من فرنسا البارح.: “My cousin (my maternal uncle's daughter) arrived from France yesterday.”
weld khali ولد خالي
An expression meaning “my cousin (maternal uncle's son)”.
ولد خالي جاء من فرنسا البارح.: “My cousin (my maternal uncle's son) arrived from France yesterday.”
bent 3amti بنت عمتي
An expression meaning “my cousin (paternal aunt's daughter)”.
بنت عمتي جاية تعدّي الصيف عندنا: “My cousin is coming to spend the summer with us.”
weld 3amti ولد عمتي
An expression meaning “my paternal aunt's son”.
ولد عمتي يسكن في صفاقس: “My cousin (my paternal aunt's son) lives in Sfax.”