3ndak عنداك
Moroccan Darija · interjection
“3ndak” (عنداك) is an interjection in Moroccan Darija meaning watch out!, beware!.
Meanings
- watch out!, beware!
- you have (possession)
Usage
3ndak, literally "with you", is commonly used as a warning: 3ndak! means "watch out!" or "careful!". Followed by a verb, it expresses a firm prohibition: 3ndak tnsa, whatever you do, don't forget; 3ndak tqiss, whatever you do, don't touch. The form varies with the person addressed: 3ndek for a woman, 3ndkom for several people. The tone can be friendly or threatening depending on the intonation. The same word also keeps its literal sense of possession (3ndak tomobil? do you have a car?), which only context can tell apart.
Example
عنداك تنسى السوارت
3ndak tnsa sswarat
“Whatever you do, don't forget the keys!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “3ndak” but also “3endak”, “3andak” and “andak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.