“Pleasure” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Pleasure” (the noun, as in the sensation) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Jaw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

جو (m)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I get a lot of pleasure spending time with my grandma.”

Na3mel barch jaw ki n3addi wa9t m3a jadti.

.نعمل برشا جو كي نعدّي وقت مع جدتي

 
“Reading gives me a lot of pleasure.”

Na3mal barcha jaw ki na9ra.

.نعمل برشا جو كي نقرا

 
“Do you feel pleasure or pain?”

(m) Enti taw mawjou3 wala 3amel jaw?

(f) Enti taw mawjou3a wala 3amla jaw?

انت تو موجوع ولا عامل جو؟ (m)

انت تو موجوعة ولا عاملة جو؟ (f)

 
“I don’t find much pleasure in watching horror movies.”

Mana3lach jaw ki netfarraj fi aflem ro3b.

.مانعملش جو كي نتفرج في أفلام رعب

 
“It is a pleasure to meet you.”

Tcharraft b ma3raftek.

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