“Earlier” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Earlier” is written using the Latin script as:

Abker

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أبكر

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I woke up earlier today.”

Fe9t abker lioum.

.فقت أبكر اليوم

 
“Do you have a bus that goes earlier than 4pm?”

Fama kar tokhrej abker men 4 mta3 la3chia?

فاما كار تخرج أبكر من 4 متع العشية؟

 
“She got the job done earlier than the deadline.”

Kamlet el khedma abker mel ajal.

.كملت الخدمة أبكر مل أجل

 
“We finished the meeting earlier than planned.”

Kamalna el mou9abla abker meli khatetna.

.كملنا المقابلة أبكر ملي خططنا

 
“Is there an earlier flight?”

Fama tayara abker?

فما طيارة أبكر؟