How to say “to close” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “sed” and “ghle9”; in Algerian, “yssaker”; in Tunisian, “tsakker” and “sedd”.
In Moroccan Darija
sed سدّ
A verb meaning “to close (door, window, shop)”; “to block, plug up”; “dam (noun)”.
سير سد الباب: “Go close the door.”
ghle9 غلق
A verb meaning “to close (door, shop)”; “to lock, to bolt”.
غلق الباب ملي تخرج: “Close the door when you go out.”
In Algerian Darja
yssaker يسكر
A verb meaning “to close”; “to close (by itself)”.
سكر الباب، راه البرد.: “Close the door, it's cold.”
In Tunisian Derja
tsakker تسكر
A verb meaning “to close, be closed”; “to shut on someone”.
الباب تسكّر بالريح وقعدت برّا.: “The door slammed shut because of the wind and I stayed outside.”
sedd سد
A verb meaning “to close, shut again”; “to block, plug up”; “dam (noun: sadd)”.
سدّ الشبّاك، البرد دخل.: “Close the window, the cold has come in.”