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How to argue a point in Algerian Derja

Making a case, conceding a point, and coming back at one.

The structure of a real Algerian discussion: stating a position, granting that the other person has something, and then answering it. This is advanced material and it is also where Derja becomes genuinely satisfying to speak.

Algerian argument is enthusiastic and interruption is normal. Volume is not anger. If you wait politely for a gap you may wait a long time.

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كلامك فيه تناقض: قلت هكذا، ودرك تقول عكسو.
klamek fih tanaquḍ : qolt hakdha, w dork tqul 3aksu.
There's a contradiction in what you're saying: you said this, and now you say the opposite.
نبرّرلك علاش درتها هكذا.
nberrer-lek 3lash dertha hakdha.
Let me justify to you why I did it this way.
ما عنديش مبرّر، صحّ، غلطت.
ma 3andish mubarrir, ṣaḥḥ, ghlaṭt.
I have no justification. True, I was wrong.
المعطيات هذي ما كافياش باش نحكمو.
lmu3ṭayat hadi ma kafyash bash neḥkmu.
This data isn't enough for us to judge.

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