How to say “luck” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “zher”; in Algerian, “zhar”, “l7adh”, “sa3d” and “bakht”; in Tunisian, “zhar” and “7adh”.
In Moroccan Darija
zher زهر
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “fate, favourable destiny”.
خير زهر هادا: “That's a real stroke of luck.”
In Algerian Darja
zhar الزهر
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “favorable fate (esp. marriage)”; “fate, destiny”.
والله عندك الزهر، ربحت مرة أخرى!: “Wow, you're lucky, you won again!”
l7adh الحظ
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “share, lot received”.
لحسن الحظ لحقت الكار: “Luckily, I caught the bus.”
sa3d سعد
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “fate, destiny”.
ما عنديش السعد في هاد الحاجة: “I have no luck with this.”
bakht بخت
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “fate, one's lot”.
هاذا بختي، واش نديرلو؟: “That's my luck (my lot), what can I do about it?”
In Tunisian Derja
zhar زهر
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “good fortune”.
ملّا زهر عندي: “How lucky I am!”
7adh حظ
A noun meaning “luck, good fortune”; “fate, lot”.
والله ما عنديش حظ، كل مرة نخسر: “Honestly, I have no luck, I lose every time.”