ngoul نقول

Moroccan Darija · verb

“ngoul” (نقول) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning I say, (that) I say.

Meanings

1. I say, (that) I say

Usage

Ngoul is the first person singular imperfect form of the verb gal ("to say"). It translates as "I say" or "that I say". It often follows another verb: n9der ngoul ("I can say"), bghit ngoul ("I want to say"), ma3reftch chno ngoul ("I don't know what to say"). With ka- or ta-, you get the habitual present: kangoul, "I say". The Arabic q is pronounced g in this verb, hence the spellings with g; the spelling n9ol reflects a more urban pronunciation.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ngoul” but also “ngol”, “n9oul”, “n9ol” and “ngul”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.

Type “ngoul” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “I say”; “I think, I tell myself”: nqoul in Algerian.

How to say “i say” in Moroccan and Algerian