How to say “someone” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “7ed” and “chi 7ed”; in Algerian, “kach wa7ed”.
In Moroccan Darija
7ed حدّ
A pronoun meaning “someone (with chi)”; “nobody (with negation)”; “limit”.
شي حد جاي: “Someone is coming.”
chi 7ed شي حدّ
A pronoun meaning “someone”; “anyone (in questions)”.
واش جا شي حدّ ملي كنت برّا؟: “Did someone come while I was outside?”
In Algerian Darja
kach wa7ed كاش واحد
A pronoun meaning “someone”; “anyone (in a question)”.
كاش واحد يعرف وين نلقى صيدلية حالة؟: “Does anyone know where I can find an open pharmacy?”