Currency: The Dinar vs. The Centime

Dinar (in writing)

Official currency used for banknotes, coins, all displayed prices, and invoices.

Centime (when spoken)

Currency used in everyday speech (we don't pronounce the word “centime”).

The Rule

To convert from Dinar to Centime, you add two zeros ($+00$).

Saying a price

Displayed price (Dinar) + 00 = What you say (Centime).

Paying

Heard price (Centime) − 00 = What you give (Dinar).

$5$ da

khemsemia

$10$ da

alfrak (exception)

$15$ da

khmestachnmia (exception)

$20$ da

alfin

$50$ da

khmsalaf

$100$ da

3chralaf

$200$ da

3chrinalef

$500$ da

khmsinalef

$1000$ da

miatalef

$2000$ da

mitinalef

Bottle of water ($40$ da)

$4000$ — reb3alaf

T-shirt ($2500$ da)

$250\,000$ — mitin w khamsinalef

Shoes ($18\,000$ da)

$1\,800\,000$ — melyoun w temnemia

iPhone 17 pro ($270\,000$ da)

$27\,000\,000$ — seb3a w 3echrin melyoun

Car ($3\,500\,000$ da)

$350\,000\,000$ — tletmia w khamsin melyoun