How to say “shout” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ghowwet”; in Algerian, “y3ayatt”, “za33ag” and “yezgui”; in Tunisian, “3ayta”.
In Moroccan Darija
ghowwet غوّت
A verb meaning “to shout, to scream”; “to yell at someone”; “to call out to someone loudly”.
سير غوّت عليه: “Go yell at him.”
In Algerian Darja
y3ayatt يعيط
A verb meaning “to shout, raise one's voice”; “to call (someone, by phone)”; “to scold, yell at”.
علاش راك تعيط؟ راني نسمع مليح: “Why are you shouting? I can hear you fine.”
za33ag زعق
A verb meaning “to shout loudly, to yell”; “to complain noisily”.
ما تزعقش عليا، راني نسمع مليح: “Don't yell at me, I can hear fine.”
yezgui يزڨي زڨا
A verb meaning “to shout loudly, yell”; “to yell at, scold”; “zzga: uproar, shouting (noun)”.
ما تزڨيش عليه، راه صغير.: “Don't shout at him, he's little.”
In Tunisian Derja
3ayta عيطة
A noun meaning “shout, loud call”; “fuss, uproar”.
سمعت عيطة من الشارع: “I heard a shout from the street.”