How to say “yesterday” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “lbar7” and “lbare7”; in Algerian, “lbareh”; in Tunisian, “lbere7”, “ems” and “elbare7”.
In Moroccan Darija
lbar7 البارح
An adverb meaning “yesterday”.
أش درتي البارح: “What did you do yesterday?”
lbare7 لبارح
An adverb meaning “yesterday”; “last night (with f lil)”.
مشتي للسال لبارح?: “Did you go to the gym yesterday?”
In Algerian Darja
lbareh البارح
An adverb meaning “yesterday”.
البارح ما خرجتش من الدار: “Yesterday I didn't leave the house.”
In Tunisian Derja
lbere7 البارح
An adverb meaning “yesterday”; “last night”; “the previous evening”.
البارح ما رقدتش: “Yesterday, I didn't sleep.”
ems امس
An adverb meaning “yesterday”.
امس مشيت للبحر مع صحابي: “Yesterday I went to the sea with my friends.”
elbare7 بارح
An adverb meaning “yesterday”.
البارح ڨفصة و اليوم سيّدي بوزيد ,: “Yesterday Gafsa, and today Sidi Bouzid.”