How to say “zero” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “sifr”; in Tunisian, “sfer”.
In Algerian Darja
sifr صفر
A numeral meaning “zero, nothing”; “worthless, terrible”; “yellow (pronounced sfer)”.
الخدمة تاعهم صفر: “Their service is zero.”
In Tunisian Derja
sfer صفر
A numeral meaning “zero”; “yellow (plural of asfer)”.
خذيت صفر في امتحان الرياضيات.: “I got zero on the maths exam.”