How to say “to cost” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “kllef”; in Tunisian, “tkallef” and “kallef”.
In Moroccan Darija
kllef كلّف
A verb meaning “to cost someone (a lot)”; “to assign someone a task”.
هاد الطوموبيل كلّفاتني بزاف: “This car cost me a lot.”
In Tunisian Derja
tkallef تكلف
A verb meaning “to cost, be worth a price”; “to take charge of (tkallef b)”.
قداش تكلف الكسوة هاذي؟: “How much does this dress cost?”
kallef كلف
A verb meaning “to cost (dearly)”; “to entrust someone with a task”; “to go to trouble”.
الكرهبة كلفتني برشة فلوس: “The car cost me a lot of money.”