Prepositions in The Algerian Dialect

In this grammar lesson, you will learn all the prepostions in the Algerian dialect and how they are used.

about_ عْلَى

هذا الكتاب يحكي عْلى الدّين

This book talks about religion

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at  (place/time) _ في

راني في الدّار

I’m at home

نَخْدَم عْلى التْمِنْية

I start working at 8 

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by (place)_ كيما

أنا نُسْكُن كيما لْبْحَر

I live by the sea

by (time)_ في / عْلَى

هي تْكَمّل خِدْمَة عْلى السِتَّة

She will finish work by 6

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from_ مِن

أنا مِن الدْزايِر

I’m from Algeria

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for (purpose/someone)_ عْلاجال

دارت هَكدا عْلاجال خِتْها

She did this for her sister

for (duration)_ no translation 

It’s optional to use (وَحْد) before the duration word

سْكِنْت تِمّا (وَحْدْ) عشْر سْنين

I lived there for ten years

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in (place/time)_ في 

نُسْكُن في نيويورك

I live in New York

وْلِدْت في 1990

I was born in 1990

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of (someone)_ تَعْ

هادي المَسْرَحيَّة تَع شكسبير

This is the play of Shakespeare

of (origin)_ من

مَخْدومَة من الذْهَب

It is made of gold

of_ no translation

وزارة التَّربية

Ministry of Education

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to (place)_ لِ

راني رايح للْمَرْشي

I’m going to the market

to (reason)_ باشْ

نَخْدَم باشْ نِرْبِح دْراهِم

I work to earn some money

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with_ مْعَ

نْروح مْع صَحْبْتي

I’m going with my friend