How to say “what's up” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “charak dir”; in Tunisian, “ch3amel”.
In Algerian Darja
charak dir شاراك دير
An expression meaning “what are you doing?”; “how's it going? (greeting)”.
واش خويا، شاراك دير؟: “Hey bro, what are you up to?”
In Tunisian Derja
ch3amel شعامل
An expression meaning “what are you doing?”; “how are you, what's new?”; “what he did (narrative)”.
أهلا صاحبي، شعامل؟ لاباس؟: “Hi my friend, how are you doing? Are you well?”