How to say “prefer” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “fddel”; in Algerian, “feddel”.
In Moroccan Darija
fddel فضّل
A verb meaning “to prefer one thing to another”; “to favor someone, show favoritism”.
علاش مابغيتيش ت فضّل تقرا على تلعب: “Why don't you want to prefer studying over playing?”
In Algerian Darja
feddel فضل
A verb meaning “to prefer”; “to favour someone”.
نفضّل نخدم في الليل على النهار: “I prefer working at night rather than during the day.”