ghda غدا
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“ghda” (غدا) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning tomorrow.
Meanings
- tomorrow
- lunch (with the article: lghda)
Usage
Ghda first means "tomorrow": ghda nchoufek, "I'll see you tomorrow". The form ba3d ghda means "the day after tomorrow". With the article, lghda (often pronounced lgheda) means lunch, the main meal of the day in Morocco: wajed lghda?, "is lunch ready?". The corresponding verb is tghedda, "to have lunch". In practice, it is the article that tells the two meanings apart: without the article, ghda means "tomorrow". Online spellings vary (ghda, gheda, ghada).
Example
بقا غير غدا
b9a ghi ghda
“Only tomorrow is left.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghda” but also “gheda”, “ghada”, “ghdda”, “ghedda” and “ghadda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.