Algerian Derja phrases, by subject

التحيّات والمجاملة Algerian Arabic greetings and courtesy Hello, goodbye, please and thank you, and the reply that goes with each one. 34 words أدوات الاستفهام والربط Question words in Algerian Derja What, where, when, how much. The words that turn a sentence into a question. 53 words الأرقام والوقت Numbers, days and telling the time in Algerian Arabic Counting, prices, dates and the hours of the day. 40 words الناس والعائلة Family and people in Algerian Derja Mother, father, brother, neighbour, and how to talk about them. 22 words الماكلة والشراب Food and drink in Algerian Arabic What is on the table, what to order, and how to say it was good. 26 words الدار والأغراض The house and everyday things in Derja Rooms, furniture and the objects you reach for every day. 23 words المدينة والتنقّل Getting around an Algerian city Streets, taxis, buses, shops and money. 43 words الأفعال The most useful verbs in Algerian Derja To go, to want, to do, to say. The verbs that carry ordinary conversation. 65 words الصفات Adjectives in Algerian Arabic Big, small, beautiful, expensive, and their feminine forms. 18 words الأحاسيس Talking about feelings in Derja Happy, tired, worried, in love. How Algerians say what they feel. 23 words الهدرة والروابط Linking words and connectors in Algerian Arabic But, because, so, anyway. The glue that makes speech flow. 37 words الخدمة والقراية Work, school and study in Derja Jobs, offices, classrooms and what you do all day. 23 words الصحّة والجسم Health and the body in Algerian Arabic Parts of the body, feeling ill, and asking for help. 13 words هدرة الزنقة Algerian street slang The words young Algerians actually use, and what they really mean. 10 words الفرنسية في الدارجة French words inside Algerian Derja The French that became Algerian, and how it is pronounced now. 54 words الإدارة والوثائق Paperwork and offices in Algerian Arabic Documents, queues, stamps and the vocabulary of getting things done. 30 words القانون والعقار Law, courts and property in Derja Contracts, inheritance, ownership and the language of a dispute. 41 words السياسة والأخبار Politics, news and money in Algerian Arabic The vocabulary of a television bulletin and an argument about it. 33 words مفاهيم ونقاش Expressing ideas and opinions in Derja Thinking, believing, doubting, agreeing. The language of a real discussion. 32 words الأمثال والتعابير Algerian sayings and proverbs The fixed phrases every Algerian knows, and what they actually mean. 17 words قواعد الدارجة How Algerian Derja is put together Possession, negation, the present tense. The small machinery of the language. 42 words

التعارف How to introduce yourself in Algerian Arabic Names, where you are from, and the first two minutes of knowing somebody. 8 sentences هدرة كل يوم Everyday small talk in Algerian Derja The exchanges that fill a doorway, a shop counter, a phone call. 10 sentences برّا في المدينة Useful Algerian phrases for getting around Directions, taxis, shops and asking for what you need. 10 sentences الخدمة والحياة اليوميّة Talking about work and your day in Derja What you do, where you go, how the day went. 10 sentences قضاء الحوايج Asking for things and getting them done in Derja Requests, arrangements, and making something actually happen. 6 sentences الرأي والإحساس Saying what you think and feel in Algerian Arabic Liking, disliking, agreeing, and saying so without offence. 12 sentences النقاش How to argue a point in Algerian Derja Making a case, conceding a point, and coming back at one. 10 sentences العقار والوثائق Algerian Arabic for property, papers and legal matters Documents, ownership, inheritance and official business. 9 sentences الأخبار والسياسة Discussing news, politics and money in Derja Prices, the government, the economy. The standing conversation. 8 sentences الهدرة المثقّفة Speaking Algerian Derja at an educated register Longer sentences, careful structure, and Fusha borrowed on purpose. 6 sentences واش تدير Saying what you do in Algerian Arabic I go, I eat, I do not understand: the first sentences you can build yourself. 8 sentences