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Essential Tunisian Arabic Phrases for Everyday Communication
Welcome to our guide on Tunisian Arabic, locally known as Derja, a unique dialect distinct from Standard Arabic, which is officially used in Tunisia. In this lesson, we will delve into some fundamental phrases and expressions that are integral to everyday conversations in Tunisian Arabic. This guide is designed to be collaborative and dynamic, so we encourage you to contribute by adding new words and phrases that you find helpful.
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Seasons & Feelings and Emotions.
Basic Sentences in Tunisian Arabic[edit | edit source]
| ENGLISH | TUNISIAN ARABIC | IPA PRONUNCIATION | TRANSLITERATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello (Good Day) | عالسلامة | /ʕaːl sˤɑˈlaːma/ | A'as salama |
| How are you? | اشنية حوالك ؟ | /ʔæʃniːʔɑ ħwɑːˈlek/ | Ashniyya houalek? |
| I'm well. | لباس | /ləˈbæːs/ | Labas |
| What is your name? | شنو اسمك ؟ or شسمك ؟ | /ʃnuː ʔæsˤˈmek/ | Shnou ismek? or Shesmek |
| My name is ... | اسمي ... | /ˈʔesˤmiː .../ | Ismi ... |
| Nice to meet you. | متشرفين | /mɪtʃɑɾˈfiːn/ | Mtsharfin |
| Please. | من فضلك or يعيّشك | /mɪn ˈfɑdˤlɪk/ | Min fadlik or Yaaychek |
| You're welcome | لا شكرا
على واجب or منغير مزية |
/lɑː ˈʃukɾɑː/
/ˈʕælɑ wɑːdʒɪb/ |
La shukran
Ala wajib |
| Yes. | ايه | /æːjɛh/ | Ayeh |
| No. | لا | /lɑː/ | La |
| Excuse me. | سامحني | /sɑːˈmɛħni/ | Samehni |
| I'm sorry. | سامحني | /sɑːˈmɛħni/ | Samehni |
| I don't speak Tunisian | انا ما
نهتكلمش تونسية |
/ˈænɑ mɑ/
/nɪhˈtɛklɛmʃ/ /tuːnˈsiːjɑ/ |
Ana ma
nihkteklemsh Tounsiya |
| Do you speak English? | انت تتكلم
انجليزية ؟ |
/æntɑ tɛtkɛlˈlem/
/ɪndʒliːˈziːjɑ/ |
Inta tatekallam
Ingleziya? |
| Help! | عاونوني | /ʕɑːwɪnˈuːni/ | Aawinuni |
| Good morning | صباح لخير | /sˤɑˈbɑːħ lɪxˈjeːr/ | Sbah lkhir |
| Good afternoon | مساح لخير | /mɪsˤɑːħ lɪxˈjeːr/ | Masaa lkhir |
| Good evening | مساح لخير | /mɪsˤɑːħ lɪxˈjeːr/ | Masaa lkhir |
| Good night | مسيكم بالخير | /mɑˈsiːkum bɑlxˈjeːr/ | Msikom belkhir |
| I don't understand | انا مانفهمش | /ˈænɑ mɑːnf ɛhˈmɛʃ/ | Ana manifhemch |
| Where are you from? | انت منين جاي ؟ | /æntɑ mɪˈniːn ʒɑːj/ | Inta menin jay? |
| I am from ... | انا جاي من ... | /ˈænɑ ʒɑːj mɪn .../ | Ana jay men ... |
| Good luck! | الله يوفق | /ɑlˈlɑːh jowˈfeq/ | Allah yewfeq |
| Thank you | شكرا | /ˈʃukrɑː/ | Shukran |
| Welcome | مرحبا | /mɑrˈħɑbɑ/ | Marhaba |
| See you later | الى اللقاء | /ˈʔiːlɑ lɪˈqɑːʔ/ | Ila lika |
| I need help | انا في حاجة لمساعدة | /ˈænɑ fiː ħɑːʒɑ lɪmsɑːˈʕdɑ/ | Ana fi haja lel musa'ada |
| I love you | نحبك | /nˈħɑbɛk/ | Nhebbek |
| I feel good | انا حاس بخير | /ˈænɑ ħɑːs bɪˈxeːr/ | Ana has b'khir |
| Can I help you? | نقدر نعاونك؟ | /nˈqɑdɑr nɪˈʕɑːwnɪk/ | Nqder n'aawnek? |
| What time is it? | الوقت شحال؟ | /ɑlwɑqt ʃɪˈħɑːl/ | Elwaqt chhal? |
| Where is the bathroom? | الحمام فين؟ | /ɑlħɑˈmɑːm fiːn/ | El hammam fein? |
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