How to say “touch” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “lamsa”; in Tunisian, “messet”.
In Moroccan Darija
lamsa لمسة
A noun meaning “touch, small finishing touch”; “contact, act of touching”.
زيد ليه واحد اللمسة ديالك: “Add your own little touch to it.”
In Tunisian Derja
messet مست
A verb meaning “it touched, affected”; “to touch physically”.
الأزمة مسّت برشا عباد في الخدمة متاعهم.: “The crisis affected a lot of people in their jobs.”