“Apartment”, “Apartments” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Apartment” (the noun, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Bortmen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

برتمان (m)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Apartments” (the noun, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Bortmenet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

برتمانات

(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, Apartment & Apartments are also commonly referred to as (sing.) (m) Appartement / ابارتمون  (pl.) Des appartements / دايز ابارتمون.)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This is my apartment.”

Hetha lbortmen mte3i.

.هذا البرتمان متاعي

 
“My apartment is on the fifth floor.”

Bortmeni f etage l5ames.

.برتماني في ٱتاج الخامس

 
“That’s a big apartment building.”

Banyet l bortmen kbira.

.بنية البرتمان كبيرة

 
“I’m at my apartment right now.”

Hani f bortmeni tawa.

.هاني في برتماني توا

 
“What floor is your apartment on?”

Fana ta9 bortmen mte3k?

فانا طاق البرتمان متاعك؟

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“House”, “Houses” in Tunisian Arabic

“Residence”, “Residences” in Tunisian Arabic