“Greek”, “Greeks” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Younani

(f) Younania

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يوناني (m)

يونانية (f)

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

Younaniyin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يونانيين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Many Greeks are Christian.”

Barcha younaniyin masi7iyin.

.برشا يونانيين مسيحيين

 
“That building was built by Greeks.”

Lbanya heki bnewha younaniyin.

.البنية هاكي بناوها يونانيين

 
“Did a Greek or Italian paint this?”

Ye5i l rsamha younani wela talyani?

ياخي إلي رسمها يوناني ولا طلياني؟

 
“Many Greeks come here to eat.”

Barcha younaniyin yjiw lena bch yeklou.

.برشا يونانيين يجيوا لنا بش ياكلوا

 
(as an adjective) “This book is about a Greek philosopher.”

Lkteb hetha ya7ki 3la faylasouf younani.

.الكتاب هذا يحكي على فيلسوف يوناني