“Grandma”, “Grandmas” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Grandma” is written using the Latin script as:

Jadda

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

جدة

In Tunisian Arabic, “Grandmas” is written using the Latin script as:

Jaddet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

جدّات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is my grandma.”

Hethi jadti.

.هاذي جدتي

 
“I’m a new grandma!”

Ena jadda jdida!

!أنا جدة جديدة

 
“She is a grandma.”

Hia jadda.

.هي جدة

 
“Your grandma is smart and funny.”

Jadtek dhkiya w dhamra.

.جدتك ذكية و ذامرة

 
“All three ladies at this table are grandmas.”

El tletha nse elli 9a3din 3al tawla hethi jaddet.

.التلاثة نسا الي قاعدين على الطاولة هاذي جدّات

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Grandma”, “Grandmas” in Lebanese Arabic