“In a while” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “In a while” (the phrase) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) 3andi modda

(You) 3andek modda

(You, plural) 3andkom modda

(He) 3andou modda

(She) 3andha modda

(We) 3ana modda

(They) 3andhom modda

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عندي مدّة (I)

عندك مدّة (You)

عندكم مدّة (You, plural)

عندو مدّة (He)

عندها مدّة (She)

عنا مدّة (We)

عندهم مدّة (They)

Listen to this phrase pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“I haven’t been here in a while.”

3andi modda majitech el houni.

.عندي مدّة ما جيتش لهوني

 

“I haven’t seen my parents in a while.”

3andi modda machoftech ommi w baba.

.عندي مدّة ماشفتش أمّي و بابا

 
“We haven’t talked in a while!”

3anna modda ma7kinech!

!عنا مدّة ماحكيناش

 
“We haven’t gone out to the movies in a while.”

3ana modda mamchinech l cinema.

.عنا مدّة مامشيناش للسينما

 

“The kids haven’t been over in a while.​”

E sghar 3andhom modda majewech.

.الصغار عندهم مدّة ماجاوش