“French” (adjective) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Fransawi

(f) Fransawya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فرنساوي (m)

فرنساوية (f)

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

Fransawyin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فرنساويين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My sister is married to a French man.”

Okhti m3arrsa brajel fransawi.

.أختي معرسة براجل فرنساوي

 
“My friend taught me how to cook these french dishes.”

(m) Sa7bi 3allamni kifech ntayeb lmeklet lfransawya hedhom.

(f) Sa7abti 3allmetni kifech ntayeb lmeklet lfransawya hedhom.

.صاحبي علّمني كيفاش نطيب الماكلات الفرنساوية هاذم (m)

.صاحبتي علّمتني كيفاش نطيب الماكلات الفرنساوية هاذم (f)

 
“He is fluent in both French and English.”

Ya3raf ya7ki Français w Anglais.

.يعرف يحكي فرونساي و أونجلاي

 
“Our next door neighbours are french.”

Jirenna elli bejnabna fransawyin.

.جيراننا اللي بجنبنا فرنساويين

 
“I like listening to French music.”

Te3jebni el mouzika el fransawya.

.تعجبني الموزيكا الفرنساوية