How to say “unfortunately” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “lil2asaf”; in Tunisian, “ghaleb”.
In Moroccan Darija
lil2asaf للأسف
An adverb meaning “unfortunately”.
للأسف وقتنا اليوم تقضى: “Unfortunately, our time is up for today.”
In Tunisian Derja
ghaleb غالب
An expression meaning “allah ghaleb: alas, nothing can be done”; “winning, dominant”; “fil ghaleb: most often”.
الله غالب التوانسة تبعوا كان فال حاجات التافهة و نكبشوا فيها: “Unfortunately, Tunisians only follow trivial things and cling to them.”