How to say “period” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “ftra”; in Algerian, “fatra”; in Tunisian, “fatra”.
In Moroccan Darija
ftra فترة
A noun meaning “period, span of time”; “difficult time, rough patch”.
مجرد فترة وغدوز: “It's just a period, it will pass.”
In Algerian Darja
fatra فترة
A noun meaning “period, time”; “a while”.
هاد الفترة راني عيّان بزاف: “These days I'm very tired.”
In Tunisian Derja
fatra فترة
A noun meaning “period, length of time”; “time slot, moment”.
الفترة هذي برشا خدمة: “These days there's a lot of work.”