How to say “traffic jam” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “serkala”; in Tunisian, “za7ma”.
In Algerian Darja
serkala سركالة
A noun meaning “traffic jam, congestion”; “road traffic”.
كاين سركالة كبيرة في الطريق، غادي نعطل: “There's a big traffic jam on the road, I'm going to be late.”
In Tunisian Derja
za7ma زحمة
A noun meaning “traffic jam, heavy traffic”; “crowd, crush”.
الطريق فيها زحمة كبيرة اليوم: “There is a huge traffic jam on the road today.”