“Romantic” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Roumansi

(f) Roumanseya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

رومانسي (m)

رومانسيّة (f)

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

Roumansiyin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

رومانسيّن

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“You are so romantic!”

(m) Enti roumansi barcha!

(f) Enti roumanseya barcha!

!انتي رومانسي برشا (m)

!انتي رومانسيّة برشا (f)

 
“That was a very romantic thing for you to have said.”

Eli 9oltou 7aja yeser roumanseya.

.الي قلتو حاجة ياسر رومانسيّة

 
“That was a very romantic thing for you to have done.”

Eli 3maltou 7aja yeser roumanseya.

.الّي عملتو حاجة ياسر رومانسيّة

 
“My boyfriend is very romantic.”

Sa7bi roumansi barcha.

.صاحبي رومانسي برشا

 
“My boyfriend isn’t romantic but I still love him.”

Sa7bi mouch roumansi ama be9i n7ebou.

.صاحبي موش رومانسي أما باقي نحبّو