How to say “tongue” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “lsan”; in Algerian, “lsan”; in Tunisian, “lsen”.
In Moroccan Darija
lsan لسان
A noun meaning “tongue (organ)”; “language, way of speaking”.
تحرق ليا لساني بأتاي: “I burned my tongue with the tea.”
In Algerian Darja
lsan لسان
A noun meaning “tongue (organ)”; “speech, way of speaking”.
حرقت لساني بالقهوة: “I burned my tongue with the coffee.”
In Tunisian Derja
lsen لسان
A noun meaning “tongue (organ)”; “tongue (of a shoe)”; “language, way of speaking”.
اي واللي حكاه لسانك ..: “Yes, and it's what your own tongue said..”