How to say “young people” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “chbab” and “msagher”; in Tunisian, “chbeb”.
In Algerian Darja
chbab شباب
A noun meaning “young people, youth”; “nice, beautiful, great (adjective)”.
شباب الحومة راهم يلعبو الكورة: “The neighbourhood's young people are playing football.”
msagher مصاغر
A noun meaning “young people, the youth”; “the little ones, the youngest”.
المصاغر ولاو يحبو يخدمو روحهم.: “Young people now want to work for themselves.”
In Tunisian Derja
chbeb شباب
A noun meaning “young people, youth”; “cool, great (informal)”.
تشوف شباب في بلاده حاسس روحه غريب ,: “You see young people in their own country feeling like strangers,”