“Smaller” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Asghar

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اصغر

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Her hand is smaller than mine.”

Idiha asghar men idi.

.ايديها اصغر من ايدي

 
“Can I get a smaller size?”

Najem na5edh asghar 7ajm?

نجم ناخد اصغر حجم؟

 
“I am looking for a smaller notebook.”

Nlawej 3la karrasa asghar.

.نلوج على كراسة اصغر

 
“We need a smaller desk. This won’t fit into the room”

Hajetna bureau asghar. Hadha mech bech yweti elbit.

.حاجتين بيرو اصغر. هاذا مش باش يواتي البيت

 
“We should store the smaller boxes on that shelf.”

Lazemna n5aznou boxet al asghar fi raf hadha.

.لازمنا نخزنو البوكسات الاصغر في الرف هاذا