How to say “people” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “khal9”, “nas”, “3bad” and “3bad llah”; in Algerian, “nas”, “khlaq”, “3bad” and “ghachi”; in Tunisian, “nes”, “3bed”, “cha3b” and “khlaq”.
In Moroccan Darija
khal9 خلق
A noun meaning “people, crowd”; “creation, God's creatures”.
كان الخلق بزاف فالسوق: “There were a lot of people at the market.”
nas ناس
A noun meaning “people”; “others, other people”.
هدر قدام ناس: “Speak in front of people.”
3bad عباد
A noun meaning “people, persons”; “servants of God”.
كايحترمو عباد الله: “They respect people.”
3bad llah عباد الله
An expression meaning “people, others”; “hey, good people! (calling out)”.
ما تضرّش عباد الله: “Don't harm people.”
In Algerian Darja
nas ناس
A noun meaning “people, persons”; “others, those around you”.
الناس ملاح هنا: “The people are nice here.”
khlaq خلق
A noun meaning “people, the world, crowd”; “creatures, God's creation”.
كان بزاف الخلق في السوق اليوم: “There were a lot of people at the market today.”
3bad عباد
A noun meaning “people, persons”; “creatures, servants of God”.
كاين عباد يحبو غير المشاكل: “There are people who only love problems.”
ghachi الغاشي
A noun meaning “people, folks”; “crowd”; “the masses, the public”.
كان الغاشي بزاف فالسوق اليوم: “There were a lot of people at the market today.”
In Tunisian Derja
nes ناس
A noun meaning “people”; “others, other people”; “people of (family, group)”.
تعرفوا برشا ناس .: “You know a lot of people.”
3bed عباد
A noun meaning “people”; “some people, a crowd”.
العباد الكلّ يحسدوك على اقلّ حاجة: “People all envy you for the slightest thing.”
cha3b شعب
A noun meaning “people, population of a country”; “the people, the public”.
كي نشوف شصار بين شعب وال بوليس ,: “When I see what happened between the people and the police…”
khlaq خلق
A noun meaning “people, crowd”; “God's creatures, mankind”; “to create”.
الشارع اليوم فيه برشا خلق.: “There are a lot of people in the street today.”