“Than” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Than” (as in the comparison) is written using the Latin script as:

Men

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

من

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The technician cost more than I expect.”

El salle7 kallef akthar melli twa99a3t.

.الصلّاح كلّف أكثر ملّي توقّعت

 
“It took me longer to get here than last time.”

Bech nousel houni 93adt atwal mel marra lfeyta.

.باش نوصل هوني قعدت أطول مالمرة الفايتة

 
“This book took longer to read than I thought.”

Hedha lkteb 93ad atwal melli t5ayyelt bech na9rah.

.هذا الكتاب قعد أطول ملّي تخيّلت باش نقراه

 
“I woke up earlier than I thought I would!”

9omt abkar melli twa99a3t rou7i najjem!

!قمت أبكر ملّي توقّعت روحي انّجّم

 
“This restaurant is even better than last time!”

Hedha el restaurant 5ir mel mara lfeyta!

!هذا الريستورون خير مالمرّة الفايتة