How to say “notebook” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “dftar” and “moudakkira”; in Tunisian, “korrasa”.
In Moroccan Darija
dftar دفتر
A noun meaning “notebook, exercise book”; “logbook, register”.
قطعات ليا دفتر ديالي: “She tore up my notebook.”
moudakkira مذكرة
A noun meaning “notebook, notepad”; “written note, memo”; “thesis (end of studies)”.
خسّني نشري مذكّرة جديدة: “I need to buy a new notebook.”
In Tunisian Derja
korrasa كراسة
A noun meaning “school notebook”.
نسيت الكراسة متاعي في الدار: “I forgot my notebook at home.”