“National” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Watani

(f) Watania

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 وطني (m)

 وطنية (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“National elections.”

Intikhabet watania.

.انتخابات وطنية

 
“National competition.”

Mouseb9a watania.

.مسابقة وطنية

 
“It’s a national organization.”

Heki jam3ya watania.

.هاكي جمعية وطنية

 
“Is it national or regional?”

Watania walla ma7allia?

وطنية ولاّ محلّية؟

 
“Our team is moving on to the national competition.”

Fari9na bech yetla3 lel mouseb9a el watania.

.فريقنا بش يطلع للمسابقة الوطنية

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“National” (adjective) in Lebanese Arabic