“forbidden” in Tunisian Arabic

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You'll see مَمْنُوع التْدْخِين mamnou3 etadkhin (no smoking) signs everywhere. An order softens fast with يْعَيّشِك ya3ichek (please / thank you): لازِم تُرْقُد بَكْرِي، يْعَيّشِك sounds far more polite.

More words · Basics

• مُوش · not (without a verb)
• ما نِفْهَمْشْ · I don't understand
• ما يِلْزِمْش · you mustn't
• ما تْنَجّمْش · we can't
• مَسْمُوح · allowed
• إجْبارِي · compulsory
• الدُّخَّان · to smoke / tobacco
• نِتْعِب · to get tired