Moroccan Darija for “quickly / fast / soon”
/dgh-ya/
دغيا
Aji dghya!
Come quickly!
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say dghya (دغيا) for “quickly / fast / soon” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /dgh-ya/. It is a adverb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Aji dghya!”, meaning “Come quickly!” The French equivalent is vite / rapidement / bientôt.
Sali dghya, rana m3ttlin.
سالي دغيا، رانا معطلين.
Finish quickly, we're late. · Finis vite, on est en retard.
Jawbni dghya.
جاوبني دغيا.
Answer me quickly. · Réponds-moi vite.
Ghadi nrje3 dghya.
غادي نرجع دغيا.
I'll be back soon. · Je reviens bientôt.
Dghya dghya, ma 3ndnach lwe9t.
دغيا دغيا، ما عندناش الوقت.
Quickly, quickly! We don't have time. · Vite, vite ! On n'a pas le temps.
Means 'quickly' or 'soon'; in context it works as the command 'hurry!'. Repeating it ('dghya dghya') adds urgency. Spelling variants: 'deghya', 'dghiya'. Opposite: 'bchwiya' (slowly).
| English | quickly / fast / soon |
|---|---|
| French | vite / rapidement / bientôt |
| Spanish | rápido / pronto |
| Italian | presto / velocemente |
| German | schnell / bald |
| Portuguese | rápido / logo |
| Dutch | snel / gauw |
| Turkish | çabuk / hemen |
dghya (دغيا) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "quickly / fast / soon" in English and "vite / rapidement / bientôt" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the adverbs category.
A natural example is “Aji dghya!” It means “Come quickly!”
Dghya is pronounced /dgh-ya/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written دغيا (with vowel marks: دْغْيَا).
Means 'quickly' or 'soon'; in context it works as the command 'hurry!'. Repeating it ('dghya dghya') adds urgency. Spelling variants: 'deghya', 'dghiya'. Opposite: 'bchwiya' (slowly).