How to say “mistake” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “khata2” and “ghalat”; in Algerian, “khta” and “ghalt”; in Tunisian, “ghalta”.
In Moroccan Darija
khata2 خطا
A noun meaning “error, mistake”; “step (when walking)”.
درت خطأ مطبعي: “I made a typo.”
ghalat غلط
A noun meaning “mistake, error”; “wrong, wrongly”.
سمحليا، فهمت غلط: “Sorry, I misunderstood.”
In Algerian Darja
khta خطا
A noun meaning “mistake, error”; “something wrong, incorrect”.
كاين خطا في الفاتورة، عاود شوفها: “There's a mistake on the invoice, check it again.”
ghalt غلط
A noun meaning “mistake, error”; “wrongly, amiss (adverbial)”.
سمحلي، درتها بالغلط: “Sorry, I did it by mistake.”
In Tunisian Derja
ghalta غلطة
A noun meaning “mistake, fault”; “typing or calculation error”.
سامحني، غلطة مني.: “Forgive me, it's my mistake.”