How to say “news” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “khbar” and “akhbar”; in Algerian, “akhbar”; in Tunisian, “a5bar”.
In Moroccan Darija
khbar خبر
A noun meaning “news, piece of news”; “awareness, knowledge”.
هادا خبر زوين: “That's good news.”
akhbar أخبار
A noun meaning “news, information”; “news broadcast”.
كاين شي أخبار؟: “Is there any news?”
In Algerian Darja
akhbar اخبار
A noun meaning “news (of someone)”; “news, current events”.
واش أخبارك؟ راك لاباس؟: “How are you? Are you doing well?”
In Tunisian Derja
a5bar اخبار
A noun meaning “news, current events”; “how someone is doing”.
أهلا، شنوة أخبارك؟ لاباس؟: “Hello, what's your news? Everything okay?”