“There” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Fama

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فما

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“There are 24 hours in a day.”

Fama 24 se3a fel nhar.

.فما ٢٤ ساعة فالنهار

 
“There are 12 chickens in the chicken coop.”

Fama 12 djeja f el 9fass mta3 el djej.

.فما ١٢ دجاجة فالقفص متع الدجاج

 
“How many are there?”

9adech fama?

قداش فما؟

 
“There is a really good restaurant near the beach.”

Fama resto behi chiret chat.

.فما رستو باهي شيرة الشط

 
“There is a couple more hours before sunset.”

Mezel fama wa9t 9bal lel moghreb.

.مازال فما وقت قبل المغرب

This word in other Arabic dialects

“There” in Lebanese Arabic