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#61

to try = 7awel
im trying = kan7awel

lalla ur sentence is good just use kan7awel instead of trying

#62

kewlll so it’s kan7awel nt3allem nhadr darija

choukranzzz

next sentence then:

what is your problem you trouble maker?

#63

achno mochkilk ya mskhout?

eh? :unsure:

#64

euhh don’t ask me :stuck_out_tongue: my darija isn’t even as good as yours, BUT for the first bit i’d probably say “chnou lmochkila dialk a …” the word i don’t know is “trouble maker”, though mskhout seems good enough, i want something different… do you know any other words for trouble maker?

#65

Malk al mobrzet? Good enough for my ears…

#66

@ lalla: sorry, i’m having serious darija-block right now :hm: can’t think of anything

^haha, i like that one, i would have never thought of that :stuck_out_tongue:

#67

I thought also about “Bo9al”^^, but you know, it’s a little bit harsh, so I prefer mobrzet.

#68

i hear my aunt saying that to her kids at times :stuck_out_tongue:
what does it translate to exactly in english, if there is one…besides meaning trouble maker

#69

Bo9al is a pot or a jar. Tberzit comes from “parasite”, something distracting or disturbing.

#70

well that’s a nice thing to call your kid … :hm:

“wa zid ya bo9al, mttfilach 3liya” - that’s what i hear

#71

This is a pretty good mom!

#72

oh yeah, definitely…she’s so violent with her words! :neu:
i’ve never heard anybody said “Nari nari nari” more than her either.

for the sentence: what is your problem you trouble maker?
when you said malk, which i know means what’s wrong…
so does that mean it can also be used as what’s your problem?

#73

Yes, of course. Malk can be used to say “What’s wrong with you”, “What’s your problem”, and so…

#74

i always thought it just meant whats wrong since i say “wa malki dba?” when my sister is mad about something, which is most of the time, i never thought it could mean “what’s your problem now?” …thanks for clearing the air for me a bit… (:

#75

it’s all good :wink: i get it too, nearly ALL the time

#76

& yeah guys malk sounds good, better than shnou mochika dialk :stuck_out_tongue:

so what’s the new sentence?

#77

i wont change my mind, i like it this way

#78

dert n9ilab m3a rassi, bghit hadak

:unsure:

#79

not really what i was looking for…i’m looking for the word “change” in the sentence
but good try :hap:

#80

oops… i don’t know it, sem7i li… i’ll let someone else have a go then