“Tunisia / Tunis” in Tunisian Arabic
تُونِس
Tounes
Tunisia / Tunis
To say “Tunisia / Tunis” in Tunisian Arabic, you say تُونِس, pronounced “Tounes”. A beginner-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 7 example sentences and 1 dialogue.
Examples
- أَنَا مِن تُونِسEna men TounesI'm from Tunisia
- نُخْدِم فِي تُونِسNokhdem fi TounesI work in Tunis
- نَحْكِي بالتونسيN7ki bettounsiI speak in Tunisian
- نِتْعَلِّم التُونْسِي كُلّ يُومNet3allem ettounsi kol youmI learn Tunisian every day
- نفخر بتاريخ تُونِسNefkhar bterekh TounesI'm proud of Tunisia's history
- الثْقَافَة التونسية غنية بَرْشَاEththe9efa ettounsia ghaniya barchaTunisian culture is very rich
In the app's dialogues
- 👋 Introductions · Introducing yourselfأنا نخدم في تونسena nokhdem fi tounesI work in Tunis
Did you know?
The تُونِس / صْفاقْس rivalry is a friendly classic: people rib the Sfaxians about their head for business and saving, and the Tunisois about how expensive the capital is. Drop a صْفاقْس أَنْظَف in a café and the debate is open for the afternoon.
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