forsa فرصة
Algerian Darja · noun
“forsa” (فرصة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning opportunity, chance.
Meanings
- opportunity, chance
- second chance
Usage
A common word, pronounced "forsa" or "fersa". It refers to a favourable opportunity: "jatni forsa" (I got an opportunity), "dayaɛ forsa" (to miss an opportunity). It is also used to ask for leniency: "aɛtih forsa" (give him a chance). It appears in good wishes and polite phrases, for example "forsa saɛida" (pleased to meet you) at a first meeting, though that phrase remains somewhat formal. The word is also part of the commercial vocabulary of small ads, in the sense of "good deal". The plural "foras" is rare in speech. The word belongs to all registers.
Example
ما تضيعش هاد الفرصة، ما تعاودش تجيك.
ma tdayaɛch had l forsa, ma t3awedch tjik.
“Don't miss this opportunity, it won't come again.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “forsa” but also “fersa”, “fors” and “forssa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “forsa” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “opportunity, chance”; “another chance given to someone”: forsa in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “opportunity, chance to seize”; “bargain, good price”: forsa in Tunisian.