How to say “teacher” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ostad” and “mo3allim”; in Algerian, “ostad”.
In Moroccan Darija
ostad أُستاد
A noun meaning “teacher, professor”; “master, expert (in a field)”.
بغيت نكون أستاد: “I want to become a teacher.”
mo3allim معلّم
A noun meaning “teacher, schoolteacher”; “master craftsman, workshop boss”; “monument, notable site”.
كل معلم كايتخصص ف مادة: “Every teacher specializes in one subject.”
In Algerian Darja
ostad استاذ
A noun meaning “teacher, professor”; “title for a lawyer”; “respectful form of address”.
الأستاذ تاع الرياضيات صعيب: “The math teacher is strict.”