How to say “to cut” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “9tte3”; in Tunisian, “9os”.
In Moroccan Darija
9tte3 قطّع
A verb meaning “to cut, cut into pieces”; “to cut off, interrupt (power, contact)”; “to hang up (phone)”.
قطّع ب لمقصّ: “Cut with the scissors.”
In Tunisian Derja
9os قص
A verb meaning “to cut (with scissors, knife)”; “to trim (hair, nails)”; “to cut into pieces”.
تقص الحواشي وبعد تقص مربعات صغار قد كعبات مقروض: “You cut off the edges, then cut small squares the size of makroud cubes.”