حي شعبي
7ay sha3bi
/7AY sha3-BI/
popular neighborhood
quartier populaire
nounstandard
How to say "popular neighborhood" in Moroccan Arabic
In Darija (Moroccan Arabic), "popular neighborhood" is 7ay sha3bi (حي شعبي), pronounced /7AY sha3-BI/. The French equivalent is "quartier populaire."
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