Tunisian Arabic Vocabulary: Names and Addressing People
Tunisian Arabic Vocabulary
Names and Addressing People
| English | Pronunciation | Tunisian Arabic | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| name; first name (1) | ism (esēmi) | اِسْم (أسامي) | |
| name; first name (2) | -lism iʂʂɣīr | الاِسْم الصّْغير | |
| What’s your name? (1) | šismik? | شِسْمِكْ؟ | |
| What’s your name? (2) | šneww- ismik? | شْنوّا اِسْمِك؟ | |
| My name is __. | ismi __. | اسْمي __. | |
| last name (1) | laqab (elqāb) | لقب (ألْقاب) | |
| last name (2) | -lism -lkbīr | الاسْم الكْبير | |
| full name | ism kēmil | اِسْم كامِل | |
| to name | semme | سَمَّى | |
| to be called, named | ismu (lit. one's name is) | اِسْمُه | |
| to call, address | 3ayyiʈ | عيِّط | |
| How should I address you? (1) | šitɧibb n3ayyiʈlik? | شِتْحِبّ نْعيِّطْلِك؟ | |
| How should I address you? (2) | šitɧibb nsemmīk? | شِتْحِبّ نْسمّيك؟ | |
| Just call me __. (1) | 3ayyiʈli __. | عيِّطْلي __. | |
| Just call me __. (2) | qulli __. | قُلّي __. | |
| alias, pseudonym | ism šuhra | اِسْم شُهْرة | |
| Sir! (1) | sīdi! | سِيدِي! | |
| Sir! (2) | møsyø! (fr: monsieur) | مُسْيُو! | |
| Ma’am! | mēdēm! (fr: madame) | مادام! | |
| Miss! (1) | yē ēnse! | يا آنْسة! | |
| Miss! (2) | mēdmwēzēl! (fr: mademoiselle) | مادْمْوازال! | |
| Mr. __ | isseyyid __ | السّيِّد __ | |
| Mrs. __ | isseyyide __ | السّيِّدة __ | |
| Miss __ | ilēnse __ | الآنْسة __ | |
| Dr. (medical or Ph.D.) | duktūr __ | دُكْتور __ | |
| Yes? (response to someone calling your name) | n3am! | نْعم! |
Nice to have the audio set up with chapters. Thanks!
You’re welcome! 🙂 I’m thinking of making online versions of this book and others available for sale, with premium features, options to print out selected words, maybe quizzes, etc. Any ideas or requests would be appreciated.
I noticed qulli didn’t have an audio. Does this mean it’s inappropriate to say to certain people or is it considered vulgar?
The audio is working for me. It may not have loaded or cached correctly in your browser.
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In the “how should I address you?” (1) & (2) . It sounds like شِتْحِبّ is pronounced differently for each one. Am I missing something? Did the accents change? Thanks
It’s just a bit fast. I think the first one is a bit clearer, actually.
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Awesome! I actually bought my copy on the Kindle but it’s so nice to have this site as an aid! I love anything audio related especially flash cards. Quizzes sounds like an awesome idea! I would definitely take advantage. I also love all the slang vocab.