How to say “price” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “taman”; in Algerian, “taman” and “souma”; in Tunisian, “soum”, “thmen”, “sa3r” and “souma”.
In Moroccan Darija
taman التمن
A noun meaning “price, cost of something”; “eighth (pronounced ttumun)”; “one eighth”.
ڭولي ليا بشهال التمن: “Tell me what the price is.”
In Algerian Darja
taman ثمن
A noun meaning “price, cost”; “price to pay (figurative)”.
الثمن تاعها غالي بزاف: “Its price is very high.”
souma سومة
A noun meaning “price of an item”; “value, cost”.
السومة غالية بزاف هاد العام: “Prices are very high this year.”
In Tunisian Derja
soum سوم
A noun meaning “price, cost”; “asking price when haggling”.
كان ما زال بربّي قدّاش سومه: “If it's still available, please, how much is it?”
thmen ثمن
A noun meaning “price, cost paid”; “consequence suffered, price paid”.
كل واحد يخلص ثمن غلطتو: “Everyone pays the price for their mistake.”
sa3r سعر
A noun meaning “price, rate”; “rate (exchange)”.
سعر الطماطم طلع برشا هالجمعة.: “The price of tomatoes went up a lot this week.”
souma سومة
A noun meaning “price (asked or negotiated)”; “good price, discount”.
غالي شوية، ما تنجمش تعملي سومة؟: “It's a bit expensive, can't you give me a better price?”