How to say “reduce” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “n99es” and “9ellel”; in Tunisian, “na99es”.
In Moroccan Darija
n99es نقّص
A verb meaning “to reduce, decrease”; “to shorten, trim a little”; “to lower the price”.
9ellel قلّل
A verb meaning “reduce, cut down”; “minus (telling time)”.
قلل ناسك يرتاح راسك: “Cut down on the people you spend time with, and your mind will be at rest.”
In Tunisian Derja
na99es نقص
A verb meaning “to reduce, cut down (transitive)”; “to lower (sound, price)”; “to decrease, be lacking (intransitive, n9es)”.
نقّص من الصوت شويّة: “Turn the volume down a bit.”