“Electricity” in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Electricity” is written using the Latin script as:
(m) Dhaw
Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:
ضو (m)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“There is electricity.”
Famma dhaw.
.فمّا ضو
“The electricity isn’t working.”
El dhaw maye5demch.
.الضو مايخدمش
“The electricity will be down for an hour Monday morning.”
El dhaw bech y9os se3a nhar lthnin esbe7.
.الضو باش يقص ساعة نهار الثنين الصباح
“The electrician is going to turn off the electricity for 20 minutes.”
El electricien bech y9os el dhaw 20 d9i9a.
.الالكتريسيان باش يقص الضو 20 دقيقة
“The electricity is back on.”
El dhaw rja3.
.الضو رجع
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