“She” in Tunisian Arabic
هِيَّ
Hiya
She
To say “She” in Tunisian Arabic, you say هِيَّ, pronounced “Hiya”. A beginner-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 2 example sentences.
Examples
Grammar notes
To be: the zero verb
Derja has no verb "to be" in the present. It's simply understood.
- هي تونسيةhiya tounsiyyaShe (is) Tunisian
- أنا مريضena mridhI (am) ill
- هو كبيرhouwa kbirHe (is) tall
Comparing: akber men…
The adjective takes the aC-C-aC pattern + men = "more … than".
- هي أصغر بنت في العايلةhiya asghar bent fel 3aylaShe's the youngest girl in the family (superlative: no men)
- خويا أكبر منّيkhouya akber menniMy brother is taller than me
- هذا أرخص من هذاكاhedha arkhas men hedhekaThis one is cheaper than that one
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