How to say “to escape” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “nja”; in Algerian, “yemna3”.
In Moroccan Darija
nja نجا
A verb meaning “to escape (a danger)”; “to survive”.
اللي خاف نجا: “Whoever is afraid gets out of it.”
In Algerian Darja
yemna3 يمنع
A verb meaning “to escape (danger); survive”; “to protect, to preserve”; “to prevent, to forbid”.
الطوموبيل تكسرت بصح هو منع، ما صراله والو.: “The car is wrecked, but he got out of it, nothing happened to him.”