How to say “to shout” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “yedbah”; in Tunisian, “sa7” and “si7”.
In Algerian Darja
yedbah يضبح
A verb meaning “to shout, yell”; “to make loud noise”.
علاش راك تضبح؟ راني نسمع فيك.: “Why are you shouting? I can hear you.”
In Tunisian Derja
sa7 صاح
A verb meaning “to shout, to cry out”; “really, truly (adverb)”.
صاح عليه بوه قدّام الناس: “His father shouted at him in front of everyone.”
si7 صيح
A verb meaning “to shout, to let out a cry”; “to call out loudly”.
ما تصيحش، الصغار راقدين: “Don't shout, the children are sleeping.”