“Big” in Tunisian Arabic
كْبِير
Kbir
Big
To say “Big” in Tunisian Arabic, you say كْبِير, pronounced “Kbir”. A beginner-level word, very common. In the Derja app, it appears in 3 example sentences.
Examples
Grammar notes
To be: the zero verb
Derja has no verb "to be" in the present. It's simply understood.
- هو كبيرhouwa kbirHe (is) tall
- أنا مريضena mridhI (am) ill
- لاباس ؟lebes?How are you? (lit. "no harm?")
Demonstratives
هذا/هذي for what's near, هذاكا/هذيكا for what's further away.
- هذاكا كبيرhedheka kbirThat one is tall
- هذا الراجلhedha er-rajelThis man
- هذي البنتhedhi el-bentThis girl
This word helps you with
- 🧍 Describing someone
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