How to say “still” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mazal”; in Algerian, “mazal”, “ba9i” and “zal”; in Tunisian, “mazel” and “mazelt”.
In Moroccan Darija
mazal مازال
An adverb meaning “still, yet”; “not yet (with negation)”.
مازال فيا لبرد: “I'm still cold.”
In Algerian Darja
mazal مزال
An adverb meaning “still, yet”; “not yet (with negation)”; “there is still left”.
مزال ما كليتش: “I haven't eaten yet.”
ba9i باقي
An adverb meaning “still, yet”; “the rest, what remains”.
باقي ما جاش خويا: “My brother still hasn't come.”
zal زال
A verb meaning “(ma zal) still, yet”; “(ma zal ma) not yet”; “to disappear, fade away”.
مازال ما جاش، استنّاه شوية: “He hasn't come yet, wait for him a bit.”
In Tunisian Derja
mazel مازال
An adverb meaning “still, yet”; “not yet (with negation)”.
مازلت ما كليتش: “I haven't eaten yet.”
mazelt مزالت
An adverb meaning “still, yet”; “not yet”.
كليت والا مزلت؟: “Have you eaten, or not yet?”