Lost 7

Everyone's Got His Own Island !

لكل منا جزيرته !

Arabic

This post is specially for my friend Rick :)

I : ana
You (Male) : anta
You (Female) : anti
You (plural) : antom
He : ho-wa
She : heya
They : homm
We : naħno (ħ as in Moħammad and Aħmad)

How : kayf
What : ma, matħaa (th of they)
When : mata
Where : ayn
Why : lema, lematħa
How much, How many : kamm

And : wa
Or : aww
In : fi
To : ela
On : 'ala

The : al or el

Yes : na'am (as in Sa'eed)
No : la

I drink : ashrab
He drinks : yashrab
She drinks, You (Male) drink : tashrab (heya tashrab; anta tashrab)
You (Fem.) drink : anti tashrabeen
We drink : nashrab
They drink : yashraboun

I eat : aakol
He plays : yal'ab
You (Male) walk : tamshi
Don't walk : la tamshi
I didn't run : lamm ajri
He didn't run : lamm yajri

Colour : lawn
White (masc.) : abyadh (dh like in dump)
White (Fem.) : baydha
Red (masc.) : aħmar
Red (Fem.) : ħamra
Yellow (masc.) : asfar

Hello : marħaba, ahlann, ya hala
Name : ism
What's your name ? : ma ismak ?
How are you ? : kayf ħaalok (your state) ?
You (girl) are pretty : anti jameela
You (man) are handsome : anta waseem (also jameel)

Sea : baħr
River : nahr
Love : ħobb, 'ishQ
Man : rajol
Men : rejaal
Woman : imra-a
Girl : bent
Boy : walad
Head : ra-s
Face : wajh
Hand : yadd
Leg : rejl
Dog : kalb
Cat : Qitta
Ball : kora


1 waħed
2 ethnain
3 thalaatha
4 arba'a

These are all in Standard Arabic, If you want to know some of Tunisian dialect, this book maybe of some help
http://www.4shared.com/document/Ob9G9Zd7/Tunisian_Arabic_-_A_Beginners_.htm
http://www.4shared.com/document/YlcMT1ax/English-Tunisian.htm (with more books on Arabic dialects in the folder)

And here's my response to your facebook message :
I don't think it's a good idea to get to Tunis these days, otherwise u'll return to Alaska as a roasted big duck, dear Rick :d
here are the words anyhow, for any future adventures
left:shemaal, right:yemeen
up: fooq, down:taħt
North: shamaal
West : Gharb
South : janoob
East : Sharq
kamm yetkallef : how much does it cost
Boat : markeb
bus : autobees, ħafela
airport : mataar

I'll prepare a post for u soon to be more helpful
I hope you get back to Alaska, hearty and hale :)