How to say “piece” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “tarf”; in Tunisian, “tarf”, “ka3ba”, “9at3a”, “7abba” and “byesa”.
In Algerian Darja
tarf طرف
A noun meaning “piece, bit”; “part, portion”; “on behalf of, by (men tarf)”.
عطيني طرف خبز برك.: “Just give me a piece of bread.”
In Tunisian Derja
tarf طرف
A noun meaning “piece, bit”; “a little (of)”; “not at all (7atta tarf)”.
اعطيني طرف خبز: “Give me a piece of bread.”
ka3ba كعبة
A noun meaning “piece, unit (for counting)”; “chunk, square, cube”.
جيبلي زوز كعبات خبز: “Bring me two loaves of bread.”
9at3a قطعة
A noun meaning “piece, portion”; “piece, unit (when buying)”; “spare part”.
عطيني قطعة خبز من فضلك.: “Give me a piece of bread, please.”
7abba حبة
A noun meaning “piece, unit (fruit, vegetable…)”; “pill, tablet”; “pimple, spot”.
عطيني زوز حبّات طماطم.: “Give me two tomatoes.”
byesa بياسة
A noun meaning “piece, unit (of a set)”; “spare part”; “piece, chunk”.
قداش البياسة؟: “How much is the piece?”