“East”, “Eastern” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Char9

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شرق

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

Char9iya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شرقية

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m travelling east.”

Msafer char9.

.مسافر شرق

 
“I’m looking east.”

No8zer lel char9.

.نخزر للشرق

 
“The GPS reads that we’re travelling east.”

El gps y9oul li ahna motajhin char9.

.يقول لأحنا متجهين شرق GPS ال

 
“This product is from the eastern part of the country.”

El produit hetha mel partie el char9iya mta3 lebled.

.برودي هذا مل برتي الشرقية متع لبلاد

 
“The GPS says to travel east three more kilometres then take an exit.”

Fel GPS lezemna nemchiw thletha kilometer lel char9 mba3d nekhdhou lkharja.

.في الجي بي اس لازمنا نمشيو ثلاثة كيلومتر للشرق مبعد ناخذو الخرجة

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“North”, “Northern” in Tunisian Arabic

“South”, “Southern” in Tunisian Arabic

“West”, “Western” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“East”, “Eastern” in Lebanese Arabic