How to say “way” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “tari9a”; in Algerian, “tari9a”; in Tunisian, “tari9a”, “sebil” and “sifa”.
In Moroccan Darija
tari9a طريقة
A noun meaning “way, manner”; “method, procedure”; “Sufi order”.
قولها بشي طريقة أخرى: “Say it another way.”
In Algerian Darja
tari9a طريقة
A noun meaning “way, manner”; “method, means”.
عجبتني الطريقة باش طيّبتها.: “I liked the way you cooked it.”
In Tunisian Derja
tari9a طريقة
A noun meaning “way, manner of doing”; “method, procedure”; “Sufi order”.
علمني الطريقة باش نعمل الكسكسي.: “Teach me how to make couscous.”
sebil سبيل
A noun meaning “way, path (figurative)”; “for, for the sake of (fi sebil)”.
كلّ شي مسموح في سبيل كورسي رئاسة ,: “Everything is allowed for the presidential seat.”
sifa صيفة
A noun meaning “way, manner”; “shape, appearance”; “kind, sort”.
بأنهي صيفة باش نوصلو لغادي؟: “How are we going to get there?”