bettawfiq بالتوفيق
Algerian Darja · expression
“bettawfiq” (بالتوفيق) is an expression in Algerian Darja meaning good luck, best of success.
Meanings
- good luck, best of success
- all the best, keep it up
Usage
A very common formula of encouragement, literally "with success", implying success granted by God. It is said to someone before an exam, a project or a trip, or to encourage them to keep going, very often at the end of a comment on social media. It is used alone or extended: bettawfiq inchallah, bettawfiq lik, bettawfiq khouya. The register is neutral and polite, usable with anyone. The usual reply is "amine" or "yerham waldik". As in English, it is not said about a situation already settled: one wishes for success to come.
Example
غدوة عندك الباك؟ بالتوفيق إن شاء الله!
ghodwa 3andek el bac? bettawfiq inchallah!
“You have the bac tomorrow? Good luck, God willing!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bettawfiq” but also “bettawfik” and “bettoufik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bettawfiq” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “good luck”; “best wishes for success”: bettawfiq in Moroccan.