“About” (meaning) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “About” (meaning) is written using the Latin script as:

3la

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

على

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“What is the book about?”

3la chnowa ya7ki el kteb hedha?

على شنوّا يحكي الكتاب هذا؟

 
“The movie is about…”

El film ya7ki 3la…

…الفيلم يحكي على

 
“What is your essay about?”

3la chnowa ya7ki el essai mte3ek?

على شنوّا يحكي الايسّاي متاعك؟

 
“What are you talking about?”

(m) 3la chnowa 9a3ed ta7ki?

(f) 3la chnowa 9a3da ta7ki?

على شنوا قاعد تحكي؟ (m)

على شنوا قاعدة تحكي؟ (f)

 
“We’re talking about that.”

9a3din na7kiw 3la la7keya hedhika.

.قاعدين نحكيو على الحكاية هاذيكا

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“About” (meaning) in Greek

“About” (meaning) in Turkish
 

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