How to say “unemployed” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mchomer” and “chomour”; in Tunisian, “battal”.
In Moroccan Darija
mchomer مشومر
An adjective meaning “unemployed, out of work”; “idle, with nothing to do”.
راه مشومر ملي خدا ديبلوم ديالو: “He has been unemployed since he got his degree.”
chomour شومور
An adjective meaning “unemployed, jobless”.
خويا شومور هادي عامين: “My brother has been unemployed for two years.”
In Tunisian Derja
battal بطال
An adjective meaning “without a job, unemployed”; “idle, doing nothing”.
ولدي بطّال من عامين: “My son has been unemployed for two years.”