How to say “size” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “9edd”, “9yas” and “7ajm”; in Algerian, “qed” and “hajm”; in Tunisian, “9ad”, “7ajm” and “9yes”.
In Moroccan Darija
9edd قد
A noun meaning “size, dimension, measure”; “as much as, as big as”.
قدها قد العدسة: “She is as big as a lentil.”
9yas قياس
A noun meaning “size (clothes, shoes)”; “measurement”; “bla 9yas: hugely, excessively”.
ماعندكش قياس صغر ?: “Don't you have a smaller size?”
7ajm حجم
A noun meaning “size, dimension”; “volume”.
هاد الصندوق حجمو كبير بزاف: “This box is very big in size.”
In Algerian Darja
qed قد
A noun meaning “size, measure”; “as much as (qedd ma)”; “equal, of the same size”.
هاد السروال قدّي: “These trousers are my size.”
hajm حجم
A noun meaning “size, dimension”; “volume, amount”.
هاد التيليفون حجمو كبير بزاف.: “This phone is really big.”
In Tunisian Derja
9ad قد
A noun meaning “the size of”; “size, measure”; “to one's measure, matching”.
تقص الحواشي وبعد تقص مربعات صغار قد كعبات مقروض: “Cut off the edges, then cut small squares the size of pieces of makroudh.”
7ajm حجم
A noun meaning “size, format”; “volume”; “extent, magnitude”.
نحب ناخذ أكبر حجم متاع البيتزا.: “I want to get the biggest size of pizza.”
9yes قياس
A noun meaning “size, shoe size”; “measurement”.
شنوّة قياسك في الصبّاط؟: “What is your shoe size?”