How to say “sardine” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “sardil” and “serdina”; in Algerian, “sardina”; in Tunisian, “sardina”.
In Moroccan Darija
sardil سرديل
A noun meaning “sardine (fish)”.
اليوم غادي نشويو السرديل فالدار: “Today we're going to grill sardines at home.”
serdina سردينة
A noun meaning “a single sardine”.
عطيت للمش سردينة: “I gave a sardine to the cat.”
In Algerian Darja
sardina صردينة
A noun meaning “sardine”.
شرينا كيلو صردين وشويناه: “We bought a kilo of sardines and grilled them.”
In Tunisian Derja
sardina سردينة
A noun meaning “sardine”.
شريت كيلو سردينة باش نشويوها.: “I bought a kilo of sardines to grill them.”