“I / Me” in Tunisian Arabic
أَنَا
Ena
I / Me
To say “I / Me” in Tunisian Arabic, you say أَنَا, pronounced “Ena”. A beginner-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 6 example sentences and 7 dialogues.
Examples
In the app's dialogues
- ☕ At the café · Picking a tableأنا وصاحبي زوزena w-sa7bi zouzMy friend and me, two people
- 👋 Introductions · Introducing yourselfعسلامة! أنا سمير. إسمك شنوة؟3aslema! Ena Samir. Esmek chnouwa?Hello! I'm Samir. What's your name?
- 🏠 At a friend's · Watching a matchأنا مع الترجي دايماena m3a et-trej daymaI'm always for Espérance!
- 🏖️ At the beach · Meeting someoneأنا من سوسةena men soussaI'm from Sousse
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?")
This word helps you with
- 👋 Greeting and introducing yourself
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