How to say “these” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “hado” and “hadu”; in Algerian, “hadou”; in Tunisian, “hadhom”, “hadhouma”, “adhouma”, “hadhoum” and “hedhouma”.
In Moroccan Darija
hado هادو
A pronoun meaning “these, these are”; “these (before a noun)”.
هادو ولاد ختي: “These are my sister's children.”
hadu هدو
A pronoun meaning “these (ones)”; “these (before a noun)”.
هدو ديالك؟: “Are these yours?”
In Algerian Darja
hadou هادو
A pronoun meaning “these (pronoun)”; “those, those people”; “these (determiner)”.
هادو صحابي من القراية: “These are my friends from school.”
In Tunisian Derja
hadhom هاذم
A pronoun meaning “these, this... here”; “these ones”.
الصبابط هاذم متاعك؟: “Are these shoes yours?”
hadhouma هذوما
A pronoun meaning “these, these ones”; “these (after the noun)”; “those people (pejorative)”.
هذوما صحابي من القراية.: “These are my friends from school.”
adhouma اذوما
A pronoun meaning “these (postposed plural demonstrative)”; “these ones”.
النهارات أذوما الكل خدمة.: “These days, it's all work.”
hadhoum هذوم
A pronoun meaning “these (ones)”; “these (before a noun)”.
هذوم شكون؟ ما نعرفهمش.: “Who are these? I don't know them.”
hedhouma هاذوما
A pronoun meaning “these (ones); these”.
هاذوما صحابي من القراية.: “These are my friends from school.”