How to say “fail” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “fchel”; in Tunisian, “fchel”.
In Algerian Darja
fchel فشل
A verb meaning “to fail, to flop”; “failure (as a noun)”; “to lose strength, go limp”.
المشروع تاعو فشل من العام الأول: “His project failed from the very first year.”
In Tunisian Derja
fchel فشل
A verb meaning “to fail, to flop”; “to lose heart, to flag”; “failure (noun)”.
المشروع فشل خاطر ما خططوش مليح: “The project failed because they didn't plan it well.”