“Bay”, “Bays” in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Bay” (the noun, as in a large recessed area of coastline) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) 5alij
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
خليج (m)
In Tunisian Arabic, “Bays” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:
5eljen
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
خلجان
Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)
Examples in sentences or statements
“Does this bay have a name?”
Hedha el 5alij 3ando esm?
هذا الخليج عندو اسم؟
“This area of the coast has a few bays.”
Hedhi el zone mta3 el se7el fiha chwaya 5eljen.
.هاذي الزون متاع الساحل فيها شوية خلجان
“I want to go on a trip around the bay.”
N7eb nemchi na3mel doura 3al 5alij.
.نحب نمشي نعمل دورة عالخليج
“Look how beautiful the bay is!”
Chouf ma7leh el 5alij!
!شوف محلاه الخليج
“There are a few ships sailing around the bay!”
Hedhom chwaya bbaber mrakin 3al 5alij!
!هاذم شوية ببابر مراكين عالخليج
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