“Next door” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Next door” (the common term used to speak about a location of someone or something being immediately in the house next to where the speaker is or is referring to) is written using the Latin script as:

Bjnab

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بجنب

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: The statement below presumes that “next door” is associated to the speaker.)
 
“Next door neighbour.”

(m) El jar eli bjnabna.

(f) El jara eli bjnabna.

.الجار الّي بجنبنا (m)

 .الجارة الّي بجنبنا (f)

 
“He’s next door.”

Howa f dar eli bjnabna.

.هو في الدار الّي بجنبنا

 
“I like the look of the house next door.”

Ye3jbni mandher el dar eli bjnabna.

.يعجبني منظر الدار الّي بجنبنا

 
“I’m next door right now.”

Ena f dar eli bjnabna tawa.

.أنا في الدار الّي بجنبنا

 
“Try the store next door.”

Chouf fel 7anout eli bjnab.

.شوف في الحانوت الّي بجنب