How to say “to kill” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “9tel” and “kay9tel”; in Algerian, “9tel”; in Tunisian, “9tel”.
In Moroccan Darija
9tel قتل
A verb meaning “to kill, murder”; “to wear out, exasperate (figurative)”.
هاداك لي قتل جدي: “He's the one who killed my grandfather.”
kay9tel كايقتل
A verb meaning “to kill, be deadly”; “to be killingly funny”; “to be exhausting, unbearable”.
هادشي كايقتل بالضحك: “This is killing me with laughter.”
In Algerian Darja
9tel قتل
A verb meaning “to kill”; “to exhaust, exasperate (figurative)”; “to make someone die laughing”.
قتل الحنش بالحجرة: “He killed the snake with a stone.”
In Tunisian Derja
9tel قتل
A verb meaning “to kill”; “murder (noun: 9atl)”; “to exhaust, to exasperate (figurative)”.
هههه عذّبه و ما تقتلهش: “Hahaha, torture him but don't kill him.”