“Chess” (game) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Chess” (the noun, as in the game) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Chetranj

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شطرنج (m)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“He’s good at chess.”

Ya3ref yal3eb chetranj.

.يعرف يلعب شطرنج

 

“She can’t play chess.”

Mata3rafch tal3eb chetranj.

.متعرفش تلعب شطرنج

 

“Chess is her favourite game.”

El chetranj lo3betha el moufadhla.

.الشطرنج لعبتها المفضّلة

 

“We played chess together.”

L3abna chetranj m3a b3adhna.

.لعينا شطرنج مع بعضنا

 

“I won a few chess competitions.”

Rbe7t chwaya competitionet mta3 chetranj.

.ربحت شوية كمبيتيسيونات متاع شطرنج