How to say “to frighten” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “kaykhle3”; in Tunisian, “khla3”.
In Moroccan Darija
kaykhle3 كايخلع
A verb meaning “is frightening, scary”; “is horrible, awful”; “is astonishing, shocking”.
هادشي كايخلع بزاف: “This is really scary.”
In Tunisian Derja
khla3 خلع
A verb meaning “to frighten, to scare”; “to startle, to make someone jump”.
علاش دخلت هكّا؟ خلعتني!: “Why did you come in like that? You scared me!”