How to say “now” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “daba” and “dba”; in Algerian, “dok”, “dork”, “doka”, “darwek”, “dorka” and “dherwek”; in Tunisian, “tawa”, “taw” and “twikay”.
In Moroccan Darija
daba دابا
An adverb meaning “now”; “right away, in a moment”.
آه فهمت دابا: “Ah, I understand now.”
dba دبا
An adverb meaning “now, at present”; “so, well (to restart)”.
نتا دبا غير دايف: “You, now, you're just a guest.”
In Algerian Darja
dok دوك
An adverb meaning “now”; “at this point, right now”.
دوك نجي، استناني شوية.: “I'm coming now, wait for me a bit.”
dork درك
An adverb meaning “now, at the moment”; “right away, in a moment”; “nowadays”.
درك نجي، استناني شوية: “I'm coming right away, wait for me a bit.”
doka دوكا
An adverb meaning “now”; “right away”; “nowadays”.
أرواح دوكا، راهم يستناو فيك: “Come now, they're waiting for you.”
darwek ضروك
An adverb meaning “now”; “right away”; “nowadays”.
استناني، ضروك نجي: “Wait for me, I'll be right there.”
dorka ضركا
An adverb meaning “now”; “right away”; “nowadays”.
أرواح ضركا: “Come now.”
dherwek ضروك ضرك
An adverb meaning “now”; “right away, this instant”.
ضروك نجي، استناني.: “I'm coming right away, wait for me.”
In Tunisian Derja
tawa توا
An adverb meaning “now, currently”; “right away, soon”; “near-future marker”.
توّا اقلّ حاجة 500: “Now the cheapest thing is 500.”
taw تو
An adverb meaning “now, at the moment”; “right away, soon”; “near-future marker”.
تو نجي، استناني.: “I'm coming right away, wait for me.”
twikay تويكاي
An adverb meaning “now, at present”; “nowadays”; “right away, soon”.
تويكاي الدنيا تبدلت، كل واحد يخدم على روحو: “Nowadays the world has changed: everyone works for themselves.”