 “الي،” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي    “الي،” (بالتونسي)   think of the next move   خمم في الكو الي بعدها 5ammim fiy lkouw liy ba3dha If you move any piece in chess, you always need to think of the next move.   كيف تحرك أي بياسة في طرح إشطرنج ديما خمم فلكو إلي بعدها kyf t7rrk 2yy bys fy tr7 2ichtrnj dym 5mmm flkw 2illy b3dh someone with Down's syndrome   ترازوميك trazouwmiyk The percentage of kids who suffer from slow development, or whom we call Down's syndrome kids, has gone up.   نسبة الاولاد الي يعانيو من النمو والا الي نسميوهم ترازوميك ارتفعت nsb lwld ly y3nyw mn nmw wl ly nsmywhm trzwmyk rtf3t that one itself, that one   هي بيدها hiya biydha The girl who came and bought that from you is the same one I saw yesterday with you.   الطفلة الي جات قضات من عندك هي بيدها الي شفتها أمس معايا tfl ly jt 9dht mn 3ndk hy bydh ly chfth 2ms m3y respected, appreciated   مقدر mou9addir The director appreciates the efforts  you're making. المدير مقدر مجهودك الي تبذل فيه lmdyr m9dr mjhwdk ly tbthl fyh old age   شيخوخة chay5ouw5a We need to look after older people more.   لازمنا نتلهو أكثر بالعباد الي هوما في سن الشيخوخة lzmn ntlhw 2kthr bl3bd ly hwm fy sn chy5w5 five, five dinar coin   شينكو chiynkouw I want to wear the shirt that has the number five on it.   أنا نحب نلبس المريول الي فيه رقم شينكو 2n n7b nlbs lmrywl ly fyh r9m chynkw sleep on the side   راقدعلى جنبو ra9id3alaa janbouw Who's that who  is sleeping next to him there?   شكون هاذاكا الي راقدعلى جنبو غادي ، chkwn hthk ly ra9id3alaa janbouw ghdy? category   صنف sinf What category of films do you like to watch?   شنوا صنف الأفلام الي تحب تتفرج فيهم chnw snf l2flm ly t7b ttfrj fyhm things were so bad he could only laugh   ضحك مل هم dh7ak mil hamm Things in his life were so bad, he could only laugh.   ضحك مل هم الي عايش فيه dh7k ml hm ly 3ych fyh he laughed from his heart, naturally   ضحك من قلبو dh7ak min 9albouw He laughed naturally at the joke he heard.   ضحك من قلبو على النكتة الي سمعها dh7k mn 9lbw 3la nkt ly sm3h Badiaa (woman's name)   بديعة badiy3a Badiaa is the name of the girl who lives by us.   بديعة اسم الطفلة الي تسكن بحذاكم bdy3 sm tfl ly tskn b7thkm someone who eats or consumes a lot of something   بلاعة balla3a What an eater that guy is! He eats anything he finds in front of him.   ملا بلاعة ها الرجل لحاجة الي يلقاها ياكلها ml bl3 h rjl l7j ly yl9h yklh eloquence   بلاغة balagha Abukassem Chabi had consdierable eloquence in the poetry he wrote about Tunisia.   ابو القاسم الشابي عندو بلاغة كبيرة في الشعر الي كتبو على تونس bw l9sm chby 3ndw blgh kbyr fy ch3r ly ktbw 3la twns girl from a good family   بنت عايلة bint 3ayla A girl from a good family is a woman who can be depended on in difficult times.   بنت العايلة هي المرا الي يتعمل عليها في الاوقات الصعيبة bnt l3yl hy lmr ly yt3ml 3lyh fy lw9t s3yb humiliation, embarassing situation   بهذلة bahthla The humiliation the Minister faced came from disorganization.   البهذلة الي تعرضلها الوزير مصدرها سوء التنظيم lbhthl ly t3rdhlh lwzyr msdrh sw2 tndhym procedures, follow-up, investigation   تتبع tatabbou3 The one who violates will face penal procedures.   الي خالف يوليلو تتبع عدلي ly 5lf ywlylw ttb3 3dly someone who wears old clothing that doesn't go together   بوبرتله bouwbartallah Where did you get those old clothes you're wearing? It's like you're Bou Bourtila.   منين جبتو الدبش القديم الي لابسو تقولش عليك بو بورتلة mnyn jbtw dbch l9dym ly lbsw t9wlch 3lyk bw bwrtl aquarium, fish tank   بوكال bouwkal Bring the fish tank so we can fill it with the fish we caught.   جيب البوكال باش نعبيو فيه الحوت الي نصطادوه jyb lbwkl bch n3byw fyh l7wt ly nstdwh Santa Claus   پاپا نوال papa nawal I dreamt that Santa Claus brought me all the gifts I wanted.   حلمت انو بابا نوال جابلي الهدايا الي نتماناهم الكل 7lmt nw bb nwl jbly lhdy ly ntmnhm lkl psychopath   پسيكوپات psiykouwpat Psycopaths are sick people who suffer from psychological ailments.   البسيكوبات هو المريض الي يعاني من اضطربات نفسية lbsykwbt hw lmrydh ly y3ny mn dhtrbt nfsy unpaved road, path   پيست piyst The unpaved road that connects the city to the countryside needs to be paved.   البييست الي تربط المدينة بالريف لازمها تتكيس lbyyst ly trbt lmdyn blryf lzmh ttkys to repent   تاب tab After all that he had done, he repented and walked on the straight path.   بعد لعمايل الي عملها الكل تاب و شد الطريق المستقيم b3d l3myl ly 3mlh lkl tb w chd try9 lmst9ym to be affected by, impacted   تأثر t2aththir He was really impacted by the sad scene he saw in the movie.   تأثر برشة بالمشهد المحزن الي شافه في الفيلم t2thr brch blmchhd lm7zn ly chfh fy lfylm to be deceived, tricked into something evil, betrayed   تغر tghar Be careful to be deceived by the money you have.   رد بالك تتغر بالفلوس الي عندك rd blk ttghr blflws ly 3ndk to apologize, feel remorse   تأسف t2assif Ahmed felt remorse over the mistake he made toward his friend.   أحمد تأسف على الغلطة الي عملها في حق صحابو 27md t2sf 3la lghlt ly 3mlh fy 79 s7bw pointless, silly, useless, dumb   تافه tafah All what he said is sillly and has no meaning.   الكلام الي حكاه الكل تافه و ما عنده حتى معنى lklm ly 7kh lkl tfh w m 3ndh 7ta m3na deceipt, lies regarding simple things   تبلفيط tbalfiyt The carpenter who made the door for me did totally fake work and I had to get a metal door.   النجار الي عملي الباب خدمتو الكل تبلفيط و رساتلي تطلع في باب جديد njr ly 3mly lbb 5dmtw lkl tblfyt w rstly ttl3 fy bb jdyd to have a stroke   تجلط tijlat She had a stroke due to anger and nerves and family problems.   من الغش و الاعصاب والمشاكل العائيلية الي تعرضلها لين تجلط mn lghch w l3sb wlmchkl l32yly ly t3rdhlh lyn tjlt to converse, talk together, discuss   تحاور t7awir The teacher talked with the students about the points they didn't understand in philosophy.   الاستاذ تحاور مع التلامذة حول النقاط الي موش فاهمينها في مادة الفلسفة lstth t7wr m3 tlmth 7wl n9t ly mwch fhmynh fy md lflsf he doesn't listen to gossip   ميعطيش وذنو maya3tiych withnouw The person who trusts you doesn't listen to gossip.   الي مثيقك ميعطيش وذنو لحد lliy mthay9ik maya3tiych withnouw l7ad irrigation   تسقية tis9iya He watered the flowers that were in the garden.   سقي الورد الي في الجنينة s9y lwrd ly fy jnyn with the intention to, intending to   بنية binya I went with him in order to help him, but after all I did for him, he turned on me.   أنا مشيت معاه بنية وعاونتو أما هو بعد الي عملتو معاه غدرتي 2n mchyt m3h bny w3wntw 2m hw b3d ly 3mltw m3h ghdrty to ask, question   إسقسي 2isa9siy Our neighbor in front of us asks people things all day long.   الجار الي قدامنا نهار كل اسقسي على العباد jr ly 9dmn nhr kl s9sy 3la l3bd stupid, idiot   بكة boukka What an idiot; anyone can fool him.   ملا بكة هذا الي يجي يعديها عليه ml bk hth ly yjy y3dyh 3lyh apartment building   بلاص balas The apartment buliding we live in is very small.   بلاص الي نسكنو فيه ضيق برشة bls ly nsknw fyh dhy9 brch sound of something dropping into the water, plop   بلق blou9 Blak is the sound that happens when we throw something into the water.   بلق هو صوت الي يصير كي نرميو حاجة في الماء bl9 hw swt ly ysyr ky nrmyw 7j fy lm2 big lie, false   بهتان bouhtan What was said about me was all a big lie.   الكلام الي تقال عليا كله بهتان lklm ly t9l 3ly klh bhtn idiot, laughable   بهلول bahlouwl What an idiot; anyone can fool him.   ملا بهلول الي يجي يعديها عليه ml bhlwl ly yjy y3dyh 3lyh someone who tells secrets, doesn't keep secrets   بو فضوح bouw fadhdhouw7 What a secret-teller that guy is; any word he hears he goes and speads it to people.'   ملا بوفضوح هذا الكلمة الي يسمعها يمشي ينشرها بين الناس ml bwfdhw7 hth lklm ly ysm3h ymchy ynchrh byn ns honest   صريح sariy7 Be honest and tell me everything that's in your heart.   كون صريح و قلي الي في قلبك الكل kwn sry7 w 9ly ly fy 9lbk lkl