How to say “something” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “chi haja”; in Algerian, “chi” and “kach 7adja”.
In Moroccan Darija
chi haja شي حاجة
A pronoun meaning “something”; “anything, any old thing”.
بغيت نشري شي حاجة للدار: “I want to buy something for the house.”
In Algerian Darja
chi شي
A pronoun meaning “something”; “some, certain”; “nothing (with negation)”.
ما فهمت والو، عاود قولي شي حاجة.: “I didn't understand anything, tell me something again.”
kach 7adja كاش حاجة
An expression meaning “something”; “anything (in questions)”.
تحتاج كاش حاجة من الحانوت؟: “Do you need anything from the shop?”