How to say “thousands” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “alaf”; in Tunisian, “alef”.
In Moroccan Darija
alaf آلاف
A noun meaning “thousands; thousand (after a number)”.
خلّص تلاتة آلاف درهم: “He paid three thousand dirhams.”
In Tunisian Derja
alef الاف
A noun meaning “thousands”; “thousands of, countless”.
جاو آلاف الناس للمهرجان: “Thousands of people came to the festival.”