“Fascinating” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Mouch normal

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

موش نرمال

(Editor’s note: In the principal translation, Mouch / موش means “Not” and Normal / نرمال, which is based on French, means “Normal”. For an in-depth study on “Not” in Tunisian Arabic, access the IBL article: A study: “Not” in Tunisian Arabic.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This movie is fascinating! I highly recommend it.”

El film hedha mouch normal! Nensa7hom 3alle5er ennhom yetfarjou 3lih.

.الفيلم هذا موش نرمال! ننصحهم علّلخر أنّهم يتفرجوا عليه

 
“The painting is fascinating!”

E tableau mouch normal!

!التابلو موش نرمال

 
“She is a fascinating person to talk to!”

Hia mouch normal ki ta7ki m3aha!

!هي موش نرمال كي تحكي معاها

 
“For me, both geography and history are fascinating subjects.”

Benesba lili, e teri5 w goghrafia zouz matièret mouch normal.

.بالنسبة ليلي، التاريخ والجغرافيا زوز ماتيارات موش نرمال

 
“I find this author’s books fascinating and inspiring.”

(male author) Lktob mta3 el keteb hedha yjewni molhmin w mouch normal.

(female author) Lktob mta3 el ketba hedhi yjewni molhmin w mouch normal.

.الكتب متاع الكاتب هذا يجاوني ملهمين و موش نرمال (male author)

.الكتب متاع الكاتبة هذي يجاوني ملهمين و موش نرمال (female author)

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Amazing!” in Tunisian Arabic

“Beautiful” in Tunisian Arabic

“Interesting” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Fascinating” in Turkish