How to say “third” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “talt”, “ttalt” and “ttolot”; in Tunisian, “thelth”.
In Moroccan Darija
talt تالت
A numeral meaning “third”; “three (before a noun)”.
واش عارف الجواب ديال السؤال تالت؟: “Do you know the answer to the third question?”
ttalt التالت
A numeral meaning “third”.
ساكن فالطابق التالت: “I live on the third floor.”
ttolot التلت
A noun meaning “one third”.
خدا التلت ديال الورت: “He took a third of the inheritance.”
In Tunisian Derja
thelth ثلث
A noun meaning “one third”.
كلا ثلث الطرطة وحدو.: “He ate a third of the cake all by himself.”