How to say “chance” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “sodfa”; in Algerian, “sodfa”; in Tunisian, “sodfa”.
In Moroccan Darija
sodfa صدفة
A noun meaning “chance, coincidence”.
ياح على صدفة!: “What a coincidence!”
In Algerian Darja
sodfa صدفة
A noun meaning “chance, coincidence”; “by chance (b sodfa)”.
لقيتو صدفة في السوق: “I ran into him by chance at the market.”
In Tunisian Derja
sodfa صدفة
A noun meaning “chance, coincidence”; “by chance (bes-sodfa)”.
تلاقينا بالصدفة في السوق: “We bumped into each other by chance at the market.”