 “usual” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “usual”(in English)      usually                                                    فِي لْعَادَةْ                          fiy l3ada  I usually go home early.             فِي لْعَادَةْ نْرَوَّحْ بِكْرِي fiy l3ada nrawwa7 bikriy    usually, in most cases                                                                           فِي مُعظِمْ الأَحْيَانْ                          fiy mou3dhim l2a7yan  I usually want to watch movies.             في معظم الأحيان نحب نتفرج في الأفلام fy m3dhm l27yn n7b ntfrj fy l2flm                                           often, usually                                                    غَالِبًا                          ghaliban  My mom is usually right.             أُمِّي غَالِبًا تْكُونْ صْحِيحَا 2oummiy ghaliban tkouwn s7iy7a                                           to speak, utter (usually bad connotation)                                                                           تْلَفِّظْ                          tlaffidh  He said some words that were immoral.             تلفظ بألفاظ منافية للأخلاق tlfdh b2lfdh mnfy ll25l9                                           to award, reward (usually in relation to religion)                                                                           ثَابْ                          thab  God rewarded him for what he did.             ربي ثابو على أعمالو rby thbw 3la 23mlw                                           more than normal, more than usual                                                    أكْثِرْ مِلْ العَادَة                          2kthir mil l3ada  I slept more than normal yseterday.             لبارح رقدت أكثر من العادة lbr7 r9dt 2kthr mn l3d                                           an old thing (usually a old machine that does not work properly)                                                                           خُرْدَة                          5ourda  This is such a junky car I have to suffer with. If I find another one, I'll sell it.             ملاّ كرهبا خُردا نعاني فيها ، كان نلقى نبيعها ml krhb 5ourd n3ny fyh , kn nl9a nby3h                                           he relied on God (usually when the person cannot do anything)                                                                           خَلَّاهَا عَلَى رَبِّي                          5allaha 3alaa rabbiy  Why are you thinking so much? Leave it to God and things will work out.             آش بيك تخمّم ياسر، خلّيها على ربّي وتوْ تتحل 2ch byk t5mmm ysr, 5llyh 3la rbby wtw tt7l                                           a feeling of uneasiness (usually after eating something unhealthy, or after taking a very crowded bus)                                                                           خْوَاطرُو دَايْرَة                          5watrouw dayra  The bus was shaking him all around and he felt sick and uneasy.             تخضخضت بيه إلْكار ياخي هبط خواطرو دايرة t5dh5dht byh 2ilkr y5y hbt 5wtrw dyr                                           ideas that comes to mind (usually these kind of ideas have to do with emotions)                                                                           خَوَاطِرْ                          5awatir  Some ideas came to mind; that's why I was off in another world.             جاتني خواطر آذاكا علاش كُنت سارح jtny 5wtr 2thk 3lch kount sr7                                           indecency, inappropriate actions (usually sexual)                                                                           رْذِيلَة                          rthiyla  Keep away from indecency.             أخطاك مالرذيلة 25tk mlrthyl                                           young man (usually to criticize)                                                                           سِي شْبَابْ                          siy chbab  Where were you, young man?             وين كنت سي الشباب wyn knt sy chbb                                           he is playing goalkeeper (usually in football)                                                                           شادد ڨول                          chdd gwl  When I played soccer with my friend, they would always want me to be the goalkeeper.             كيف كنت نلعب كورة مع صحابي كانو ديما يحبوني آنا شادد ڨول kyf knt nl3b kwr m3 s7by knw dym y7bwny 2n chdd gwl                                           to burn the head (usually of a sheep)                                                                           شوشط الرّاس                          chwcht rras  He burned the head of the sheep.             شوشط راس العلوش chwcht rs l3lwch                                           he made it smaller (usually tailor hemming clothes)                                                                           ضَيَّقْهَالُو                          dhayya9halouw  He made it smaller.             ضَيَّقْهَالُو dhayya9halouw                                           big talker, someone who always talks about himself and how great he is, usually lying                                                                           بَهْبَارْ                          bahbar  Aymen is quite a big talker and thinks he is everything.             أيمن بهبار برشة يشوف في روحو الكل في الكل 2ymn bhbr brch ychwf fy rw7w lkl fy lkl                                           to wash one's private/intimate parts (usually before praying)                                                                           إسْتَنْجَى                          2istanjaa  You need to wash your private parts before washing for prayers.             لازمك تستنجى قبل ما تتوضى lzmk tstnja 9bl m ttwdha                                           to surrender oneself (usually to the police)                                                                           سَلْمْ نَفْسُو                          salm nafsouw  The criminal surrendered himself to the police.             المجرم سلم نفسو للشرطة lmjrm slm nfsw llchrt                                           brush (usually for hair)                                                                           بْرُوصْ                          brouws  I am brushing my hair with a  brush.             نمشط شعري بالبْرُوصْ. nmcht ch3ry blbrouws.                                           a formal way to say ''answer me'', usually used by the military and the police when using their walkie-talkies; "over"                                                                           حَوِّلْ                          7awwil  We are in front of the police office and have caught the criminal. Over.  نحنا قدّام مركز الشرطة وشدّينا المجرم، حوّل n7n 9ddam mrkz chrt wchddyn lmjrm, 7wwl                                           he believed something (usually said when the information a person believes is not true)                                                                           دَخْلِتْ لْمُخُّو                          da5lit lmou55ouw  He believed it and thought he was going to win a lot of money.  دخلت لمخّو لحكايا ومشى فيبالو باش يربح برشى فلوس d5lt lm55w l7ky wmcha fyblw bch yrb7 brcha flws                                           he came to visit (usually when we talk about an important person)                                                                           شَرِّفْ                          charrif  The Minister of Education honored us with a visit on the opening day of the school year.  إلْوزير متع التربية شرّف بحذانا نهارة إفتتاح السّنة الدراسية 2ilwzyr mt3 trby chrrf b7thn nhr 2iftt7 ssn drsy                                           to get things from someone (usually by robbery), sieze                                                                           غْنَمْ                          ghnam  They attacked the tribe and siezed a lot of their money.  هجموا على قبيلة وغنموا منها برشا فلوس hjmw 3la 9byl wghnmw mnh brch flws                                           spreading a substance (usually salt) over the body to cast out the evil eye                                                                           تْكَرْبِينْ                          tkarbiyn  I spread salt over his body.             عملتلو تكربينة بالملح 3mltlw tkrbyn blml7                                           to gather, bring together (usually from the ground)                                                                           تْلَمِّدْ                          tlammid  He gathered plastic bottles from the rubbish.             تلمد في دبابز البلاستيك م الزبلة tlmd fy dbbz lblstyk m zbl                                           to check, focus (usually by sight)                                                                           تْمَعِّنْ                          tma33in  Check that information before presenting it.             تمعن في المعلومة قبل ما تقدمها tm3n fy lm3lwm 9bl m t9dmh                                           impact (usually in negative sense: he brings bad with him)                                                                           جُرَّة                          jourra  If you follow what Ghazi does, he'll always bring us problems.             غازي جرتو حرفة ديما يجيبلنا المشاكل ghzy jrtw 7rf dym yjybln lmchkl                                           passage, group of verses (usually from the Quran)                                                                           وِرْدْ                          wird  I read a passage from the Quran.             قْرِيتْ وِرْدْ مِالقُرْآنْ 9riyt wird mil9our2n                                           very beautiful (usually eyes)                                                                           فَتَّقْ                          fatta9  His eyes are so beautiful; the color just pops.  ما احلاه لون عينيه يفطق m 7lh lwn 3ynyh yft9                                           to grow harsh with, evil with (usually women against men)                                                                           تْعَقْرِبْ                          t3a9rib  He got really harsh with him.             تعقرب عليه t39rb 3lyh                                           to cry, grieve over something (usually death)                                                                           غَوِّثْ                          ghawwith  Why are you always grieving in front of us?             شبيك ديما تغوّث علينا chbyk dym tghwwth 3lyn                                           like every day, as usual                                                    كِيمَا كُلّْ يُومْ                          kiyma koull youwm  I'm living the same very day: work and home, that's all.             هاني عايش كيما كل يوم خدمة و دار كهوا hny 3ych kym kl ywm 5dm w dr khw                                           foreign person (non-Arab), usually Westerner                                                                           ڨَاوْرِي                          gawriy  She married a foreigner.             عَرِّسِتْ بْڨَاوْرِي 3arrisit bgawriy                                           someone who stops a good time (usually involving drinking or drugs), party pooper                                                                           قَصَّاصْ شِيخَةْ                          9assas chiy5a  You end fun times.             إنْتِي قَصَّاصْ شِيخَةْ 2intiy 9assas chiy5a                                           large bucket, usually previously a paint can                                                                           ڨِصْدْرِيَّةْ                          gisdriyya  Pour the water in the large bucket.             صب الماء في الڨِصْدْرِيَّةْ sb lm2 fy lgisdriyya                                           boy, usually servant boy (ancient Arab culture)                                                                           غُلَامْ                          ghoulam  Hey, servant boy.             يَا غُلَامْ ya ghoulam                                           people from the south, usually referring to street vendors                                                                           جْلَامَة                          jlama  The Jalema are people who come from Jalma.             الجلامة هوما إلي يجيوو من جلمة jlm hwm 2ily yjyww mn jlm                                           to deliberately make someone feel very angry (usually by defeating him)                                                                           غَاضْ                          ghadh  He infuriated his neighbor by taking his son.             غاض جارو كيف خطفلو ولدو ghdh jrw kyf 5tflw wldw                                           to stand up in respect in front of the national flag (usually while hearing the national anthem)                                                                           حَيَّا العَلَمْ                          7ayya l3alam  The school children stand up in front of the national flag before they beging studying early in the morning.             ولاد المكتب يحييوْ العلمْ قبل لا يُدخلو يقراوْ إصباح بكري wld lmktb y7yyw l3lm 9bl l youd5lw y9rw 2isb7 bkry                                           to strain, overwork (usually eyes)                                                                           خَبِّلْ                          5abbil  Don't sit in front of the computer all day long or your eyes will be strained.             ما تُقعد نهار كامل قدّام لورديناتور لا توّا تخبّل عينيك m tou93d nhr kml 9ddam lwrdyntwr l twwa t5bbl 3ynyk