How to say “radio” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “radio” and “ida3a”; in Algerian, “radio”.
In Moroccan Darija
radio راديو
A noun meaning “X-ray”; “radio, radio set”.
مادرتيش راديو لي قلت ليك ديك لمرة: “You didn't get the X-ray I told you about the other time.”
ida3a إذاعة
A noun meaning “radio station”; “radio (medium)”.
سمعت هاد الخبر فالإذاعة: “I heard this news on the radio.”
In Algerian Darja
radio راديو
A noun meaning “radio, radio station”; “X-ray”; “radio set”.
الطبيب قالّي روح دير راديو لصدرك.: “The doctor told me to go and get a chest X-ray.”