“What” in Tunisian Arabic

Examples

• شْنُوَّة إسْمِك ؟Chnouwa esmek ?What is your name?
• شْنُوَّة هَاذَا ؟Chnouwa hedha ?What is this?
• حبيبي، شنوّة الحال ؟7bibi, chnouwa el 7al ?My friend, how are you?
• صراحة، مَا نَعْرِفْش شْنُوَّة نْقُولSera7a, ma na3refch chnouwa na9oulHonestly, I don't know what to say
• شْنُوَّة قَاعِد تعمل ؟Chnouwa 9a3ed ta3mel ?What are you doing?
• شْنُوَّة الكُود مْتَاع الوِيفِي ؟Chnouwa el code mte3 el wifi ?What's the wifi password?

In the app's dialogues

• ☕ At the café · Ordering a coffeeعسلامة! شنوة تشرب؟3aslema! Chnouwa tochrob?Hello! What are you drinking?
• 🛒 At the market · Buying breadعسلامة! شنوة نجيب ليك؟3aslema! Chnouwa njib lik?Hello! What can I get you?
• 👋 Introductions · Introducing yourselfعسلامة! أنا سمير. إسمك شنوة؟3aslema! Ena Samir. Esmek chnouwa?Hello! I'm Samir. What's your name?
• 🩺 At the doctor's · The consultationأهلا، شنوة عندك ؟Ahla, chnouwa 3andek ?Hello, what seems to be the matter?

Grammar notes

This word helps you with

• 👋 Greeting and introducing yourself

Seen in the same sentences

• إِنْتِي · You
• حْبِيبِي · My dear / My friend (affectionate)
• صَرَاحَة · Frankly
• نَعْرِف · I know
• نْقُول · I say
• قَاعِد · In the process of (+ -ing verb)
• نَعْمِل · I do
• كُود · Code / Password

More words · Questions

• شْكُون · Who
• آش · what? (before a verb)
• مْنِين · from where?
• أَنْهُو / أَنْهِي · which one?
• وِين · Where
• كِيفَاش · How
• عْلَاش · Why
• وَقْتَاش · When