Ask Questions in The Algerian Dialect
In this grammar lesson you will learn all the words that we use when we ask questions in the Algerian dialect.
واشْ (what)
واش تَخْدَم؟ / أنا أُستاذْ
What do you do for a living? / I’m a teacher.
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وينْ (where)
وينْ تَخْدَم؟ / نَخْدَم في ليكول
Where do you work? / I work at school.
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وِقْتاش (when)
وِقْتاش تْجي؟ / نْجي سْمانة لْجايَة
When are you coming? / I’m coming next week.
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ع قِدّاش (at what time)
ع قِدّاش تَخْدَم؟ / نَخْدَم عْلى السَّبْعَة
At what time do you start working? / I work at 7.
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شْكونْ (who)
شْكون هذا؟ / هذا خويا
Who is this guy? / He is my brother.
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علاشْ (Why)
عْلاش راك تَقْرا في اللهجة الجزائريّة؟ / پاسْكو نْحِبْها
Why are learning the Algerian dialect? / Because I love it.
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شْحال (How many/much)
شْحال كايِن كْتاب فوق الطابْلَة؟ / كايِن زوج
How many books are on the table? / There are two.
شْحال هذا السّرْوال؟ / 4000 د.ج
How much does this pair of trousers cost? / 4000 a.d.
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كيفاشْ (How)
كيفاش تْروح لِلْخِدْمَة؟ / بالطونُوبِيل
How do you go to work? / By car.
