Adjectives in Tunisian Arabic
Adjectives in Tunisian Arabic
| good; nice, fair; okay | bēhi | باهي | |
| hard | yēbis | يابِس | |
| soft | ʈrī | طْري | |
| difficult, hard | ʂ3īb | صْعيب | |
| difficult, hard | kēsaɧ | كاسح | |
| easy | sēhil | ساهِل | |
| important; useful | muhimm | مُهِمّ | |
| necessary | ʐarūri | ضروري | |
| necessary | lēzim minnu | لازِم مِنُّه | |
| strong | qwī | قْوي | |
| weak | ʐ3īf | ضْعيف | |
| deep | ɣāriq | غارِق | |
| shallow | mūš ɣāriq | موش غارِق | |
| long; tall (person) | ʈwīl | طْويل | |
| He’s very tall. | huwwe ʈwīl barše. | هُوَّ طْويل برْشا. | |
| She’s quite short. | hiyye qʂīra barše. | هِيَّ قْصيرة برْشا. | |
| old, ancient | qdīm (qdum) | قْديم (قْدُم) | |
| new | jdīd (jdud) | جْديد (جْدُد) | |
| clear, obvious | wāʐiɧ (wāʐɧīn) | واضِح (واضْحين) | |
| His answer was very clear. | ijēbtu kēnit wāʐɧa barše. | إجابْتُه كانِت واضْحة برْشا. | |
| unclear | mūš wāʐiɧ | موش واضِح | |
| clean | nʐīf (nʐāf) | نْظيف (نْظاف) | |
| dirty | -mmassax (mmassxīn) | امّسّخ (امّسّْخين) | |
| heavy | ŧqīl (ŧqāl) | ثْقيل (ثْقال) | |
| heavy | razīn (razān) | رزين (رزان) | |
| light (adj. not heavy) | xfīf (xfēf) | خْفيف (خْفاف) | |
| ready | ɧāʐir (ɧāʐrīn) | حاضِر (حاضْرين) | |
| Are you ready yet? | inti ɧāʐir? | اِنْتِ حاضِر؟ | |
| I’m ready! | ēne ɧāʐir. | آنا حاضِر. | |
| right (person) | ʂɧīɧ (ʂɧāɧ) | صْحيح (صْحاح) | |
| Yes, you’re right! | ey, 3andik ilɧaqq! | أيه، عنْدِك الحقّْ! | |
| wrong, incorrect | ɣāliʈ | غالِط | |
| I think you’re wrong (about that). | ʐāhirli fīk ɣāliʈ. | ظاهِرْلي فيك غالِط. | |
| slow (1); slowly | b-iššweyye | بِالشْويّة | |
| slow | fī 3aqlu | في عقْلُه | |
| fast, quick | srī3 | سْريع | |
| fast, quick | yizrib | يِزْرِب | |
| hot | sxūn (sxān) | سْخون (سْخان) | |
| warm | dēfi (dēfīn) | دافي (دافين) | |
| cool, cold | bērid (bērdīn) | بارِد (بارْدين) | |
| famous | ma3rūf | معْروف | |
| independent | mustqall | مُسْتْقلّ | |
| busy | lēhi (lēhīn) | لاهي (لاهين) | |
| empty; available, free (person) | 3andu waqt | عنْدُه وقْت | |
| Are you free tomorrow? | 3andik waqt ɣudwe? | عنْدِك وقْت غُدْوا؟ | |
| full | m3ibbi (m3ibbīn) | مْعِبّي (مْعِبّين) | |
| useful | 3andu fēyde | عنْدُه فايْدة | |
| useless | mūš muhimm | موش مُهِمّ | |
| useless | mūš lēzim | موش لازِم | |
| careful, cautious | rādid bēlu | رادِد بالُه | |
| careless | mūš rādid bēlu | موش رادِد بالُه | |
| absent-minded | sēriɧ | سارِح | |
| open | maɧlūl | محْلول | |
| closed | msekkir | مْسكِّر | |
| wet | meblūl | مبْلول | |
| quiet | hēdi | هادي | |
| noisy | ya3mil barše ɧiss | يعْمِل برْشا حِسّ | |
| rough | xšīn | خْشين | |
| smooth | arʈib | أرْطِب | |
| narrow; tight | ʐeyyiq | ضيِّق | |
| wide; loose | wēsa3 | واسع | |
| bright, light | ʐāwi | ضاوي | |
| bright, light | yiš3il | يِشْعِل | |
| sharp | mđabbib | مْذبِّب | |
| blunt | mūš mađabbib | موش مْذيِّب | |
| additional; useless | zēyid | زايِد | |
| the same __ | nefs il-__ | نفْس الـ__ | |
| similar | kīfkīf | كيفْكيف | |
| different | mūš kīfkīf | موش كيفْكيف | |
| possible | mumkun | مُمْكُن | |
| impossible | mustaɧīl | مُسْتحيل | |
| probable, likely | mumkun yēsir | مُمْكُن ياسِر |
Adjectives in Tunisian Arabic
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