This is the page that turns a learner into somebody having a conversation. Without connectors you produce a series of correct short sentences; with them you produce Algerian speech.
بصّح is the one to learn first. It is but, and it is everywhere. After that, مبعد for afterwards and كيما for like will carry you a surprising distance.
10 words to start with
يعني
ya3ni
I mean, that is to say
The universal filler.
علابالي
3labali
I know, I'm aware
Contracted from على بالي. Extremely Algerian.
ما علاباليش
ma 3labalish
I have no idea
ما نعرفش
ma na3refsh
I don't know
واش بيك ؟
wesh bik ?
What's wrong with you?
واش راك دير ؟
wesh rak ddir ?
What are you doing?
واش صرا ؟
wesh ṣra ?
What happened?
كاش جديد ؟
kash jdid ?
Any news? What's new?
بصّح ؟
beṣṣaḥ ?
Really? Seriously?
صحّ
ṣaḥḥ
True, right, correct
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