How to say “to flee” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “yahreb”; in Tunisian, “hajj”.
In Algerian Darja
yahreb يهرب
A verb meaning “to flee, run away, escape”; “to avoid someone or something”; “to be far ahead (informal)”.
القط كي يشوف الكلب يهرب: “The cat runs away when it sees the dog.”
In Tunisian Derja
hajj هج
A verb meaning “to flee, run away”; “to leave the country, emigrate”; “to clear off, bolt”.
كي شاف البوليس هج وخلّى كل شي.: “When he saw the police, he fled and left everything behind.”