How to say “to meet” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “tla9a”; in Tunisian, “9abel”.
In Algerian Darja
tla9a تلاقا
A verb meaning “to meet, meet up”; “to run into someone”.
تلاقيت مع صاحبي فالمارشي.: “I met my friend at the market.”
In Tunisian Derja
9abel قابل
A verb meaning “to meet, be received by someone”; “to face, be opposite”; “liable to (formal register)”.
غدوة باش نقابل المدير: “Tomorrow I'm going to meet the director.”