“Barely” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Bessif

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بالسيف

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“We barely had enough money on us to pay for that meal!”

Bessif bech lamina 7a9 el mekla!

!بالسيف باش لمّينا حق الماكلة

 
“I barely slept last night.”

R9adet bessif lbera7 f elil.

.رقدت بالسيف البارح في الليل

 
“She barely made it on time.”

Bessif bech weslet fel wa9t.

.بالسيف باش وصلت في الوقت

 
“You barely ate your dinner.”

Klit 3chek bessif.

.كليت عشاك بالسيف

 
“The car barely made it up to the hill.”

Lkarhba bessif bech tal3et lel hadhba.

.الكرهبة بالسيف باش طلعت للهضبة

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