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Tunisian Arabic

"What happened?" in Tunisian Arabic

By Nada A.

In Tunisian Arabic, "What happened?" is written using the Latin script as:

Chsar?

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شصار؟

(Editor's note: Alternatively, "What happened?" also translates as Chnowa sar? / شنوا صار؟. (Chnowa / شنوا means "What") Chsar? / شصار؟ is a compound word of this phrase. For more information on this Tunisian Arabic linguistic phenomenon, read the IBL article: A study: "What" in Tunisian Arabic)

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Nada A. is a Tunisian citizen who has lived in Tunisia for over 20 years. Her favourite Tunisian-produced TV series is Choufli Hal; Her favourite food is Charmoula with salty fish; And her favourite place to visit in Tunisia is the archipelago of Kerkennah, where her mother was born and raised.

In 2023-2025, Nada served on the Editorial Advisory Team of the Tunisian Arabic Dictionary by Ithaca Bound Publishing (October, 2025).

Having translated 1,000 principal words and phrases across 816 published pages, Nada has received the distinctive title of Contributor with Honours with Ithaca Bound Languages.

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