Arabic (Tunisia)→English

Translate Arabic (Tunisia) to English the way locals mean it.

Tunisian Arabic speakers use everyday formulas, softeners, and idioms that a textbook reader can mistake for literal questions, commands, or promises.

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What locals actually say

شنوة حوالك؟ لاباس؟

How are you? All good?

شنوة حوالك؟ literally asks about your circumstances, but it is a routine Tunisian greeting rather than a request for detailed information.

يزي عاد، فهمتك.

Okay, enough, I got you.

يزي means “enough,” while عاد adds an impatient or exasperated softener, so the phrase usually means to stop explaining rather than simply stating that something is sufficient.

ما تقلقش، نتصرف.

Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.

نتصرف literally means “I’ll act” or “I’ll behave,” but in Tunisian conversation it commonly means handling a problem or sorting something out.

قدّاش سومو؟

How much is it?

سوم means price in Tunisian Derja and gives the question a distinctly local, colloquial feel.

منين نعدّي باش نوصل للمدينة العتيقة؟

Which way do I go to get to the old medina?

منين نعدّي is a Tunisian directional construction meaning which route should I take, while باش marks the intended result.

اعطيني كسكروت تون، أما بلا هريسة.

Give me a tuna sandwich, but without harissa.

كسكروت is Tunisia's French-derived word for a filled sandwich, and بلا is the everyday Derja form for without.

خويا الكبير يخدم البرّا.

My older brother works abroad.

البرّا is a common Tunisian adverb meaning abroad or outside the country, and يخدم is the conversational verb for works.

عندي ريونيو مع الشاف مع العشرة.

I have a meeting with the boss at ten.

ريونيو is the Tunisian French loan from réunion, used naturally for a workplace meeting, while الشاف is the colloquial word for the manager or boss.

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How Arabic (Tunisia) differs

Tunisian Derja for conversational registers (chnowa hwalek, barsha for a lot, yezzi for enough); French loanwords natural; MSA for formal documents.

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