“Earliest” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Abker

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أبكر

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
What is the earliest available bus ride?

Chneya abker car?

شنيى أبكر كار؟

 
When is the earliest you can meet on Thursday?

Chnoua abker wa9t tejm tet9abel fih nahr khmis?

شنوى أبكر وقت تجم تتقابل فيه نهار خميس؟

 
The earliest I can arrive is 5 pm.

Abker wa9t nejm na5let fih  5 mta la3chiya.

.أبكر وقت نجم نخلط فيه هو خمسة متع لعشيا

 
He called to say that the earliest he can meet tomorrow is 9:30 am.

Kalamni 9ali abker wa9t yejm yet9abel fih howa tes3a w  nos mta sbe7.

.كلمني قلي أبكر وقت ينجم يتقابل فيه هو تسعة و نص متع الصباح

 
I’ll respond to the email at the earliest opportunity.

Taw njeweb 3al email f a9reb wa9t.

.تو نجاوب عالايمايل في أقرب وقت

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Earliest” in Greek
 

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