Dictionary / Greetings

smh liya

سمح ليا

/SMEH li-YA/

English

excuse me / sorry

French

excusez-moi / pardon

Part of Speech

interjection

Register

standard

Cultural Note

The Darija way to apologize or ask for pardon. 'Smh' comes from the root meaning 'to forgive'.

Examples

Smh liya, ma 3reftsh

سمح ليا، ما عرفتش

Sorry, I didn't know

Pardon, je ne savais pas