How to say “sick” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mrid”; in Algerian, “mrid”; in Tunisian, “mridh”.
In Moroccan Darija
mrid مريض
An adjective meaning “sick, ill”; “a sick person, patient”.
أنا باقي مريض: “I'm still sick.”
In Algerian Darja
mrid مريض
An adjective meaning “sick, ill”; “a sick person, patient”; “crazy, deranged (colloquial)”.
خويا مريض ما راحش يخدم اليوم: “My brother is sick, he didn't go to work today.”
In Tunisian Derja
mridh مريض
An adjective meaning “sick, ill”; “a sick person, patient”.
الله يشفي كلّ مريض: “May God heal every sick person.”