How to say “to finish” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “sala”; in Tunisian, “kammel”, “wfe”, “toufa” and “9dha”.
In Moroccan Darija
sala سالا
A verb meaning “to end, be over”; “to finish (something)”; “to run out, have none left”.
سالا الماتش الحبي: “The friendly match is over.”
In Tunisian Derja
kammel كمل
A verb meaning “to finish, end, complete”; “to continue, carry on”; “to complete, add what is missing”.
كمّل ريڨل امور ال خدمة و طلعنا معه .: “He finished sorting out the work matters and we went up with him.”
wfe وفى
A verb meaning “to end, come to an end”; “to run out, be used up”; “to be fulfilled (fate, deadline)”.
هكّا وفات طلّتنا على قرقنة و شدّينا ثنيتنا ال جربة !: “And so our visit to Kerkennah came to an end, and we took the road to Djerba!”
toufa توفا
A verb meaning “to finish, to end”; “to run out, be used up”.
وقتاش توفا القراية اليوم؟: “When do classes finish today?”
9dha قضى
A verb meaning “to finish, complete a task”; “to suffice, do the job”; “to spend (time)”.
قضيت الخدمة الكل؟: “Have you finished all the work?”