“I don’t have…” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “I don’t have…” (the phrase that prefaces stating something that isn’t in one’s possession) is written using the Latin script as:

Ma3andich

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

معنديش

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I don’t have it.”

Ma3andich menha.

.معنديش منها

 
“I don’t have enough change.”

Ma3andich sarf.

.معنديش صرف

 
“I don’t have my phone with me.”

Ma3andich telifouni m3aya.

.معنديش تلفوني معايا

 
“I don’t have enough time.”

Ma3andich wa9t.

.معنديش وقت

 
“I don’t have the keys.”

Ma3andich lemfete7.

.معنديش المفاتح

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“I don’t have” in Egyptian Arabic

“I don’t have” in Greek

“I don’t have” in Turkish