How to say “my wife” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “merti”; in Algerian, “marti” and “zawjti”; in Tunisian, “marti”.
In Moroccan Darija
merti مرتي
A noun meaning “my wife”.
In Algerian Darja
marti مرتي
A noun meaning “my wife, my spouse”.
مرتي راهي في الكوزينة تطيب.: “My wife is in the kitchen, cooking.”
zawjti زوجتي
A noun meaning “my wife, my spouse”.
هادي زوجتي، تزوجنا العام لي فات: “This is my wife, we got married last year.”
In Tunisian Derja
marti مرتي
A noun meaning “my wife, my spouse”.
مرتي طيبت كسكسي اليوم: “My wife made couscous today.”