How to say “neighborhood” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “7ouma”; in Algerian, “7ouma”; in Tunisian, “7ouma”.
In Moroccan Darija
7ouma حومة
A noun meaning “neighborhood (where one lives)”.
كبرت مع ولاد الحومة: “I grew up with the guys from the neighborhood.”
In Algerian Darja
7ouma حومة
A noun meaning “neighborhood, district”; “people of the neighborhood”.
حنا ولاد حومة وحدة: “We grew up in the same neighborhood.”
In Tunisian Derja
7ouma حومة
A noun meaning “neighborhood”; “people of the neighborhood”; “local community”.
تربّينا الكلّ في نفس الحومة.: “We all grew up in the same neighborhood.”