Algerian Derja phrases, by subject
679 words and 97 sentences of real Algerian Arabic, written the way people actually speak, in Arabic script with pronunciation and translation.
By theme
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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
By situation
حسب الموقفWhole sentences, grouped by where you would use them.
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