 “less” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “less”(in English)      less                                                    مْوَانْ                          mwan  I passed with less effort than last year.             نجحت بمْوَانْدِايفور من عام ناول nj7t bmwandiyfwr mn 3m nwl    less                                                    أقَلْ                          29al  I drink less than two liters of water in a day.             نشرب أقلّ من ليترتين ماء في النهار nchrb 29ll mn lytrtyn m2 fy nhr    less than                                                                           أقَلْ مِنْ                          29al min  The price he offered me is less than what I need.             السوم إلّي عرضوه عليّا أقل ملّي حاشتي بيه swm 2illy 3rdhwh 3lyya 29l mlly 7chty byh                                           to expect less                                                    تْوَقَّعْ أَقَلْ                          twa99a3 2a9al  He expected the income to be less than last year.             توقّع يكون المحصول أقل من عمناول tw993 ykwn lm7swl 29l mn 3mnwl                                           more or less                                                    پْلُوسْ أُو مْوَانْ                          plouws 2ouw mwan  Try to call me more or less at six in the afternoon.             حاول كلمني بلوس أو موان مع الستا متاع العشية 7wl klmny blws 2w mwn m3 st mt3 l3chy                                           incomplete, less than it should be                                                                           نَاقْصَةْ                          na9sa  Why are we lacking work?             شْبِيهَا الخِدْمَا نَاقْصَةْ؟ chbiyha l5idma na9sa?                                           he couldn't care less, it doesn't matter to him                                                                           بَايَعْهَا بْلِفْتَه                          baya3ha bliftah  He never cares at all; nothing matters to him.             ديما بَايَعْهَا بْلِفْتَه الدّنيا، ما يهمّو في شي. dym baya3ha bliftah ddny, m yhmmw fy chy.                                           secondary, less important, high school                                                                           ثَانَوِيَّة                          thanawiyya  My son is still studying in secondary school.             ولدي مزال يقرى في المرحلة الثانوية wldy mzl y9ra fy lmr7l thnwy                                           to tighten the belt, spend less, get serious                                                                           صَنْتِرْ                          santir  He tightened his belt with regard to spending in case he could save a little something.             صنتر روحو في المصروف فماشي ما يفضل حويجة sntr rw7w fy lmsrwf fmchy m yfdhl 7wyj                                           thanks, I appreciate it (less formal)                                                                           يعَيّشُو                          y3ayychouw  Thanks, friend, God bless you.             عيّشو صاحبي بارك الله فيك 3yychw s7by brk lh fyk                                           nicer, kinder, more merciful, less harmful                                                                           أَلْطِفْ                          2altif  I've never seen anyone kinder than Ahmed's mom.             ماريتش ما ألطف من أمّ أحمد mrytch m 2ltf mn 2mm 27md                                           to solve an equation                                                                           إحِلْ لاَكْوَاسْيُونْ                          2i7il lakwasyouwn  Can you solved this equation in less than a minute?             تنجّم تحلّ لاكواسيون هذي في أقلّ من دقيقة؟ tnjjm t7ll lkwsywn hthy fy 29ll mn d9y9?                                           Slang                                                                           كْلَامْ شَارِعْ                          klam chari3  Use less slang.             نقص هذا كْلَامْ شَارِعْ n9s hth klam chari3                                           you have limits; don't get involved in others' business                                                                           حَدُّو حَدْ المْسُقِّي                          7addouw 7ad lmsou99iy  He doesn't get involved in others' affairs; he doesn't say more or less than necessary.             حدّو حد المسقي لا يزيد لا ينقص في الكلام 7ddw 7d lms9y l yzyd l yn9s fy lklm