“Different” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Different” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Ekher

(f) Okhra

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

آخر (m)

أخرى (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Different” (the adjective, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Okhrin

(f) Okhrina

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أخرين (m)

   أخرينة (f)

Listen to these four words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s different.”

Hetha wehed ekher.

.هذا واحد آخر

 
“It tastes different.”

Hetha mat3am ekher.

.هذا مطعم آخر

 
“That’s a different bike.”

Hethi besklet okhra.

.هاذي بسكلات أخرى

 
“I’m reading a different book now.”

9a3ed na9ra fi kteb ekher taw.

.قاعد نقرا في كتاب آخر توّ

 
“Is there a different way to start it?”

Fama tari9a okhra nabda beha?

فمّا طريقة أخرى نبدا بيها؟

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Different” in Lebanese Arabic
 

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