“Good / Alright” in Tunisian Arabic
بَاهِي
Behi
Good / Alright
To say “Good / Alright” in Tunisian Arabic, you say بَاهِي, pronounced “Behi”. A beginner-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 3 example sentences and 17 dialogues.
Examples
In the app's dialogues
- ☕ At the café · Ordering a coffeeباهي يعيشك بالسلامةbehi ya3ichek bisslemaAlright, thanks, goodbye!
- 🛒 At the market · Buying breadباهي، دينار ونصBehi, dinar w nosAlright, one and a half dinars
- 🚕 In a taxi · To the airportباهي شكراbehi choukranAlright, thank you!
- 🏖️ At the beach · Renting a parasolباهي، عشرة دنانير للنهارBehi, 3achra dnanir len-nharAlright, 10 dinars for the day
Grammar notes
To be: the zero verb
Derja has no verb "to be" in the present. It's simply understood.
- أنا مريضena mridhI (am) ill
- هو كبيرhouwa kbirHe (is) tall
- لاباس ؟lebes?How are you? (lit. "no harm?")
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