“Longer”, “Longest” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Atwal

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أطول

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

El atwal

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

الأطول

Listen to these two terms pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The trip was longer than I expected.”

El re7la kenet atwal melli twa9a3t.

.الرحلة كانت أطول ملّي توقّعت

 
“The meal took longer than we expected to cook.”

El mekla khdhet wa9t atwal melli twa9a3t bech ettib.

.الماكلة خذات وقت أطول ملّي توقعت بش تطيب

 
“The house took longer to clean than the cleaner thought it would.”

(m) Edar khdhet wa9t atwal melli twa93ou el mounadhef bech tetnadhaf.

(f) Edar khdhet wa9t atwal melli twa93etou el mounadhfa bech tetnadhaf.

 .الدار خذات وقت أطول ملّي توقعو المنظف بش تنضاف (m)

 .الدار خذات وقت أطول ملّي توقعتو المنظفة بش تنضاف (f)

 
“That was the longest essay I’ve ever written!”

Hedha ken el essaie el atwal elli ktebtou!

!هذا كان الاسّاي الأطول اللّي كتبتو

 
“The book took me longer to complete than I thought it would.”

El kteb khdha menni wa9t atwal melli twa9a3t bech nkamlou.

.الكتاب خذا منّي وقت أطول ملّي توقعت بش نكملو

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Longer”, “Longest” in Lebanese Arabic