How to say “south” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “janoub”; in Algerian, “jnoub”; in Tunisian, “gbelli” and “jnoub”.
In Moroccan Darija
janoub جنوب
A noun meaning “south”; “the South (southern regions)”.
ل موحيط ل عندي كاين ف جنوب أسيا: “The Indian Ocean is located south of Asia.”
In Algerian Darja
jnoub جنوب
A noun meaning “south (compass direction)”; “the Algerian South, the Sahara”.
هاد الصيف رايحين للجنوب: “This summer we're going to the South.”
In Tunisian Derja
gbelli قبلي
A noun meaning “the south (cardinal direction)”; “south wind, hot wind”.
الريح جاية مالقبلي، الدنيا سخانة: “The wind is coming from the south, it's stiflingly hot.”
jnoub جنوب
A noun meaning “south, cardinal point”; “the Tunisian South”.
ماشي نعدي الصيف في الجنوب: “I'm going to spend the summer in the South.”