Tunisian Arabic

“That is…” in Tunisian Arabic

By Aziz S.

In Tunisian Arabic, “That is…” is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Hetheka…

(f) Hethika…

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

…هذاكا (m)

  …هذيكا (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is a camel.”

Hetheka jmal.

.هذاكا جمل

 
“That is a large mountain!”

Hetheka jbal kbir!

!هذاكا جبل كبير

 
“That is my phone.”

Hetheka telifouni.

.هذاكا تليفوني

 
“That is your jacket.”

Hethika lveste mte3ek.

.هذيكا الڢاست متاعك

 
“That is our car.”

Hethika karhbetna.

.هذيكا كرهبتنا

 

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Aziz S. is a Tunisian citizen who has lived in Tunisia for over 20 years. His favourite Tunisian-based movie is على كف عفريت (3la kaf 3efrit); His favourite Tunisian food is Leblebi; And his favourite place in Tunisia is Sousse. He writes of the city along Tunisia's eastern coast, "I've lived almost 20 years in Sousse and I love its people and how friendly they are. The sea is also one of the best in the country and you get to meet new people there, tourists or natives."

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