“It is…” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “It is…” (as in the type of phrase that preludes stating a fact) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Hedha…

(f) Hedhi…

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

…هذا (m)

…هذي (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It is hot out!”

Hedha eta9s s5oun elbarra!

!هذا الطقس سخون البرا

“It is a camel!”

Hedha jmal!

!هذا جمل

 
“It is tasty!”

Hedhi el mekla bnina!

!هذي الماكلة بنينة

 
“It is a donkey.”

Hedha 7mar.

.هذا حمار

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“It is…” in Lebanese Arabic
 

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