How to say “school” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mdrasa”; in Algerian, “madrasa” and “msid”; in Tunisian, “madrsa”.
In Moroccan Darija
mdrasa مدرسة
A noun meaning “school, educational institution”; “traditional Quranic school”.
هاديك مدرسة مزيانة: “That's a good school.”
In Algerian Darja
madrasa مدرسة
A noun meaning “school”; “school, benchmark (figurative)”.
وليدي يقرا في مدرسة قريبة للدار: “My son studies at a school near the house.”
msid المسيد
A noun meaning “school (mainly primary), informal”; “Quranic school”; “traditional Quranic school”.
الذراري راحو للمسيد بكري: “The children left for school early.”
In Tunisian Derja
madrsa مدرسة
A noun meaning “school, especially primary”; “school (movement, method)”.
الصغار مشاو للمدرسة الصباح بكري: “The children went to school early in the morning.”