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!'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>TUNISIAN ARABIC</big>'''
!'''<big>TUNISIAN ARABIC</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION (ENGLISH)</big>'''
!'''<big>IPA PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
!'''<big>TRANSLITERATION</big>'''
|-
|-
|Hello (Good Day)
|Hello (Good Day)
|'''عالسلامة'''
|'''عالسلامة'''
|Ahs lah mah
|/ʕaːl sˤɑˈlaːma/
|A'as salama
|-
|-
|How are you 
|How are you
|'''اشنية حوالك ؟'''
|'''اشنية حوالك ؟'''
|ah  shih nee ah hou ah lehk ?
|/ʔæʃniːʔɑ ħwɑːˈlek/
|Ashniyya houalek?
|-
|-
|I'm well. 
|I'm well. 
|'''لباس'''
|'''لباس'''
|lah behs
|/ləˈbæːs/
|Labas
|-
|-
|What is your name? 
|What is your name? 
|'''شنو اسمك ؟'''
|'''شنو اسمك ؟'''
|shnoo ah ihs mehk ?
|/ʃnuː ʔæsˤˈmek/
|Shnou ismek?
|-
|-
|My name is ...
|My name is ...
|'''اسمي ...'''
|'''اسمي ...'''
|ees mee ...
|/ˈʔesˤmiː .../
|Ismi ...
|-
|-
|Nice to meet you. 
|Nice to meet you. 
|'''متشرفين'''
|'''متشرفين'''
|meht shah reh feen
|/mɪtʃɑɾˈfiːn/
|Mtsharfin
|-
|-
|Please. 
|Please. 
|'''من فضلك'''
|'''من فضلك'''
|mihn fah dlehk
|/mɪn ˈfɑdˤlɪk/
|Min fadlik
|-
|-
|You're welcome
|You're welcome
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'''على واجب'''
'''على واجب'''
|
|/lɑː ˈʃukɾɑː/
* lah shoo krahn
  /ˈʕælɑ wɑːdʒɪb/
* aA lah ou ah zhehb
|La shukran
  Ala wajib
|-
|-
|Yes. 
|Yes. 
|'''ايه'''
|'''ايه'''
|ah ih
|/æːjɛh/
|Ayeh
|-
|-
|No. 
|No. 
|'''لا'''
|'''لا'''
|llah
|/lɑː/
|La
|-
|-
|Excuse me. 
|Excuse me. 
|'''سامحني'''
|'''سامحني'''
|sah mehH nee
|/sɑːˈmɛħni/
|Samehni
|-
|-
|I'm sorry. 
|I'm sorry. 
|'''سامحني'''
|'''سامحني'''
|sah mehH nee
|/sɑːˈmɛħni/
|Samehni
|-
|-
|I don´t speak Tunisian
|I don't speak Tunisian
|'''انا ما'''
|'''انا ما'''


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'''تونسية'''
'''تونسية'''
|
|/ˈænɑ mɑ/
* ana ma
/nɪhˈtɛklɛmʃ/
* niht kehl leh mih sh
/tuːnˈsiːjɑ/
* tou nih see yah
|Ana ma nihkteklemsh Tounsiya
|-
|-
|Do you speak English? 
|Do you speak English? 
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'''انجليزية ؟'''
'''انجليزية ؟'''
|
|/æntɑ tɛtkɛlˈlem/
* ntah teht kehl lehm
  /ɪndʒliːˈziːjɑ/
* ihn  glee zee yah ?
|Inta tatekallam Ingleziya?
|-
|-
|Help!
|Help!
|'''عاونوني'''
|'''عاونوني'''
|aA ou noo nee
|/ʕɑːwɪnˈuːni/
|Aawinuni
|-
|-
|Good morning
|Good morning
|'''صباح لخير'''
|'''صباح لخير'''
|Sah bahH lih Heehr
|/sˤɑˈbɑːħ lɪxˈjeːr/
|Sbah lkhir
|-
|-
|Good afternoon
|Good afternoon
|'''مساح لخير'''
|'''مساح لخير'''
|mih saaH lih Heehr
|/mɪsˤɑːħ lɪxˈjeːr/
|Masaa lkhir
|-
|-
|Good evening
|Good evening
|'''مساح لخير'''
|'''مساح لخير'''
|mih saaH lih Heehr
|/mɪsˤɑːħ lɪxˈjeːr/
|Masaa lkhir
|-
|-
|Good night
|Good night
|'''مسيكم بالخير'''
|'''مسيكم بالخير'''
|mah see koom behl Heehr
|/mɑˈsiːkum bɑlxˈjeːr/
|Msikom belkhir
|-
|-
|I don't understand
|I don't understand
|'''انا مانفهمش'''
|'''انا مانفهمش'''
|ana mah nih fih hah mihsh
|/ˈænɑ mɑːnf ɛhˈmɛʃ/
|Ana manifhemch
|-
|-
|Where are you from?  
|Where are you from?  
|'''انت منين جاي ؟'''
|'''انت منين جاي ؟'''
|ihn  tah mnihn zhah ee ?
|/æntɑ mɪˈniːn ʒɑːj/
|Inta menin jay?
|-
|-
|I am from ...
|I am from ...
|'''انا جاي مين ...'''
|'''انا جاي من ...'''
|ana  zhah ee meen ...
|/ˈænɑ ʒɑːj mɪn .../
|Ana jay men ...
|-
|-
|Good luck!
|Good luck!
|'''الله يوفق'''
|'''الله يوفق'''
|allah  ee ou ehf fahQ
|/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?
|}
|}


==Videos==
==Videos==

Revision as of 23:47, 14 November 2023

Basic Phrases in Tunisian Arabic
Basic Phrases in Tunisian Arabic

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful phrases in Tunisian Arabic. Tunisian Arabic is also known as Derja to distinguish it from Standard Arabic, the official language in Tunisia.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Happy learning ! :)

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Seasons & Feelings and Emotions.

Basic Sentences in Tunisian Arabic

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 ؟ /ʃnuː ʔæsˤˈmek/ Shnou ismek?
My name is ... اسمي ... /ˈʔesˤmiː .../ Ismi ...
Nice to meet you.  متشرفين /mɪtʃɑɾˈfiːn/ Mtsharfin
Please.  من فضلك /mɪn ˈfɑdˤlɪk/ Min fadlik
You're welcome لا شكرا

على واجب

/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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