sandala صندلة
Algerian Darja · noun
“sandala” (صندلة) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning sandal.
Meanings
- sandal
- slide, flip-flop
Usage
Sandala refers to an open shoe, a sandal. In everyday speech, the word also applies to the slides and flip-flops worn at home, at the beach or to go to the mosque. The plural is snadel. It is an everyday word with no particular register. You also hear chlaka or chebbat for slides. Sandala does not necessarily mean a strappy sandal; it often means any light, open shoe.
Example
شريت صندلة جديدة للبحر
chrit sandala jdida lel b7ar
“I bought new sandals for the beach.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sandala” but also “sendala”, “sandla” and “sondala”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.