“Tunis” (city) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Tunis” (the noun, as in the capital of Tunisia) is written using the Latin script as:

Tounes l3asma

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تونس العاصمة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m from Tunis.”

Ena men Tounes l3asma.

.أنا من تونس العاصمة

 
“I fly into Tunis on Friday.”

3andy vol lTunis l3asma nhar ejom3a.

.عندي فول لتونس العاصمة نهار الجمعة

 
“I’m staying at a residence near Tunis.”

Leblasa elli ena fyha 9riba lTounes l3asma.

.البلاصة اللّي أنا فيها قريبة لتونس العاصمة

 
“Have you been to Tunis before?”

Mchyt l Tounes l3asma 9bal?

مشيت لتونس العاصمة قبل؟

 
“Tunis is near Carthage!”

Tounes l3asma ba7dha 9artaj!

!تونس العاصمة بحذا قرطاج

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Tunisia” in Tunisian Arabic