Moroccan Darija for “excuse me / forgive me”
/sme7 liya/
سمح ليا
Sme7 liya, t3ttelt shwiya.
Sorry, I am a little late.
Say sme7 liya (سمح ليا) for “excuse me / forgive me” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /sme7 liya/. It is a expression. In a natural conversation, you can say “Sme7 liya, t3ttelt shwiya.”, meaning “Sorry, I am a little late.” The French equivalent is excuse-moi / pardonne-moi.
Sme7 liya, ma sm3tksh mzyan.
سمح ليا، ما سمعتكش مزيان.
Excuse me, I didn't hear you well. · Excuse-moi, je ne t'ai pas bien entendu.
Sme7 liya, wakha ma3ndish lflus daba.
سمح ليا، واخا ماعنديش الفلوس دابا.
Forgive me, but I don't have money right now. · Pardonne-moi, mais je n'ai pas d'argent maintenant.
Sme7 liya, ghadi nmshi daba.
سمح ليا، غادي نمشي دابا.
Excuse me, I have to leave now. · Excuse-moi, je dois partir maintenant.
In Moroccan Darija, 'sme7 liya' is a common expression used in everyday situations to apologize or ask for forgiveness. It is informal and can be used in both casual and polite contexts. A common collocation is 'sme7 liya bzaf', meaning 'I'm very sorry'. There are no notable regional variants.
| English | excuse me / forgive me |
|---|---|
| French | excuse-moi / pardonne-moi |
| Spanish | perdóname |
| Italian | scusami |
| German | entschuldige mich |
| Portuguese | desculpa-me |
| Dutch | vergeef me |
| Turkish | affedersin |
sme7 liya (سمح ليا) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "excuse me / forgive me" in English and "excuse-moi / pardonne-moi" in French. It is a intermediate-level word in the adjectives category.
A natural example is “Sme7 liya, t3ttelt shwiya.” It means “Sorry, I am a little late.”
Sme7 Liya is pronounced /sme7 liya/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written سمح ليا.
In Moroccan Darija, 'sme7 liya' is a common expression used in everyday situations to apologize or ask for forgiveness. It is informal and can be used in both casual and polite contexts. A common collocation is 'sme7 liya bzaf', meaning 'I'm very sorry'. There are no notable regional variants.