How to say “to speak” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “yedwi”; in Algerian, “yahder”, “hdar”, “yedwi” and “hadra”.
In Moroccan Darija
yedwi يدوي
A verb meaning “he speaks, he would speak”; “to talk, to confess (under pressure)”; “manual (adjective, formal register)”.
واخا يدوي معايا منجوبوش: “Even if he talks to me, I won't answer him.”
In Algerian Darja
yahder يهدر
A verb meaning “to speak, talk”; “to talk about, mention”.
خويا يهدر بزاف فالتيليفون: “My brother talks a lot on the phone.”
hdar هدر
A verb meaning “he spoke”; “he talked about, mentioned”.
هدر معايا بالفرنسية.: “He spoke to me in French.”
yedwi يدوي
A verb meaning “he speaks”; “he chats”.
علاش ما تدويش معاه؟: “Why don't you talk to him?”
hadra هدرة يهدر
A verb meaning “to speak, to talk”; “speech, words (hadra)”; “chatter, gossip”.
واش راك تهدر؟ ما فهمتكش: “What are you talking about? I didn't understand you.”