“Interesting” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Interesting” (the adjective, when describing an object or something abstract) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Intéressant

(f) Intéressante

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أنترسون (m)

أنترسونت (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Interesting” (the adjective, in the singular form, when describing a person) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Ma7leh

(f) Ma7leha

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

محلاه (m)

محلاها (f)

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

Ma7lehom

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

محلاهم

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
I find this book so interesting!

Dhhorli el kteb hedha yeser intéressant!

!ظهرلي الكتاب هذا ياسر أنترسون

 
I’m finding these books interesting!

Dhohrouli el ktob hedhom yeser intéressant!

!ظهرولي الكتب هاذم ياسر أنترسون

 
He is a very interesting person to talk to.

Howa ensen yeser ma7leh kif ta7ki m3ah.

.هو انسان ياسر محلاه كيف تحكي معاه

 
Are you finding the course interesting?

Dhohretlek intéressante el matière?

ظهرتلك أنترسونت المتيار؟

 
My grandma is a very interesting lady.

Jadti mra yeser ma7leha.

.جدّتي مرا ياسر محلاها

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Interesting” in Lebanese Arabic

“Interesting” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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