How to say “quarter” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “rbe3” and “rbe3”; in Algerian, “rob3”; in Tunisian, “rbo3”.
In Moroccan Darija
rbe3 ربع
A noun meaning “quarter (fraction)”; “quarter of an hour, quarter past”.
هادي الربعة و ربع: “It's a quarter past four.”
rbe3 الربع
A numeral meaning “quarter, one-fourth”; “quarter of an hour”.
نتلاقاو مع التلاتة و الربع: “We'll meet around quarter past three.”
In Algerian Darja
rob3 ربع
A noun meaning “quarter, fourth part”; “quarter of an hour (in telling time)”.
عطيني ربع كيلو طماطم.: “Give me a quarter kilo of tomatoes.”
In Tunisian Derja
rbo3 ربع
A noun meaning “quarter, fourth part”; “quarter of an hour”; “a quarter (of a whole)”.
نستناك ربع ساعة قدام القهوة: “I'll wait for you for a quarter of an hour in front of the café.”