How to say “over there” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “lhih”; in Algerian, “temma”, “lhih”, “thammak” and “ghadi”; in Tunisian, “ghadika”.
In Moroccan Darija
lhih لهيه
An adverb meaning “over there”; “to over there”.
أنا كانعيش لهيه: “I live over there.”
In Algerian Darja
temma تم
An adverb meaning “there, over there”; “at that point, on that matter”.
حط الصاك تم فوق الطابلة: “Put the bag over there, on the table.”
lhih لهيه
An adverb meaning “over there”; “abroad, elsewhere (by allusion)”.
حط الكرطون لهيه حدا الباب.: “Put the box over there, next to the door.”
thammak ثماك
An adverb meaning “there, over there”.
حط الكرتونة ثماك حذا الباب.: “Put the box over there, next to the door.”
ghadi غاد
An adverb meaning “over there”; “future marker (regional)”.
حط الصاك غادي: “Put the bag over there.”
In Tunisian Derja
ghadika غاديكا
An adverb meaning “over there”.
حطّو غاديكا: “Put it over there.”