How to say “strange” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ghrib”, “ghriba” and “3jib”; in Algerian, “ghrib” and “ghriba”; in Tunisian, “ghrib”.
In Moroccan Darija
ghrib غريب
An adjective meaning “strange, odd”; “foreign, unfamiliar”.
كنسمع شي صوت غريب: “I hear a strange noise.”
ghriba غريبة
An adjective meaning “strange (feminine)”; “strange thing”; “ghriba, Moroccan shortbread cookie”.
هادي خدمة غريبة: “This is a strange job.”
3jib عجيب
An adjective meaning “strange, weird”; “amazing, incredible”; “great, excellent (informal)”.
عجيب هادش لي كاتڭول: “That's weird, what you're saying.”
In Algerian Darja
ghrib غريب
An adjective meaning “strange, odd”; “stranger, far from home”.
سمعت صوت غريب في الليل: “I heard a strange noise in the night.”
ghriba غريبة
An adjective meaning “strange, weird (feminine)”; “foreign, unfamiliar”.
حاجة غريبة، ما جاش اليوم.: “Strange, he didn't come today.”
In Tunisian Derja
ghrib غريب
An adjective meaning “strange, odd”; “stranger, not from here”; “feeling out of place”.
صارتلي حاجة غريبة برشة البارح.: “Something very strange happened to me yesterday.”