“Light” (weight) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(masculine-based noun) Khfif

(feminine-based noun) Khfifa

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 خفيف (masculine-based noun)

خفيفة (feminine-based noun)

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

Khfef

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

خفاف

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s light.”

7aja khfifa.

.حاجة خفيفة

 
“The luggage is light.”

El bagage khfif.

.الباجاج خفيف

 
“These plates are light.”

El s7an hedhom khfef.

.الصحان هاذم خفاف

 
“This is a light bicycle.”

Hedhi beskla khfifa.

.هاذي بسكلة خفيفة

 
“Your dog is light.”

Kalbek khfif.

.كلبك خفيف