ray راي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“ray” (راي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning opinion, view.
Meanings
- opinion, view
- idea, suggestion
Usage
Ray means "opinion" or "view". It is most often used with a suffixed pronoun: rayi (my opinion), rayek (your opinion). The question chnouwa rayek ? ("what do you think?") is very common. It is also used to propose something: chnouwa rayek nokhrjou ? ("what if we went out?"). 3la rayek means "as you like", and ma 3andi ray, "I have no opinion". Do not confuse this word with raya (flag, banner) or with raï, the music genre.
Example
شنوّة رايك في الفيلم؟
chnouwa rayek fil film ?
“What do you think of the film?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ray” but also “rai”, “rayi”, “rey” and “raya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ray” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “opinion, view”; “idea, decision (changing one's mind)”: ra2y in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “opinion, view”; “decision, choice”: ray in Algerian.