How to say “speech” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “lhadra”; in Tunisian, “5itab”.
In Algerian Darja
lhadra الهدرة
A noun meaning “talk, words”; “way of speaking”; “chatter, discussion”.
ما تامنش هذيك الهدرة: “Don't believe that talk.”
In Tunisian Derja
5itab خطاب
A noun meaning “speech, address”; “discourse, way of speaking”.
سمعت الخطاب متاع الرئيس البارح؟: “Did you hear the president's speech yesterday?”