Although the official language of Tunisia is Arabic, French is widely spoken here. So, going to Tunisia, you should not try to master Arabic. It will be enough to take with you a French phrasebook with pronunciation.
In Tunisia even inscriptions on road signs are duplicated in French, so English-French phrasebook will make your life easier while traveling. Rest assured that with French you will be understood in any corner of Tunisia.
A French phrasebook is worth acquiring in advance or downloading and printing out. Although there are usually no problems with charging devices in Tunisia, it's still better to have all the necessary information on paper. Especially if you plan a trip to the desert.
The service tripmydream has prepared several useful phrases in French for you.
In English |
In French |
Yes |
Oui |
No |
Non |
Thank you (thank you very much) |
Merci (merci beaucoup) |
Please (response to thank you) |
Je vous en prie |
You're welcome |
De rien |
Please (request) |
S’il vous plaît |
Excuse me |
Pardon / excusez-moi |
Hello |
Bonjour |
Goodbye |
Au revoir |
See you |
A bientôt |
I do not understand |
Je ne comprends pas |
Do you speak...English? ...French? |
Parlez-vous...anglais? ...français? |
I do not speak French |
Je ne parle pas français |
Sir, Madam... |
Monsieur, Madame... |
More slowly, please |
Plus lentement, s’il vous plaît |
Help me, please |
Aidez-moi, s’il vous plaît |
I need... |
J’ai besoin de... |
Where is...? |
Où se trouve...? |
Hotel |
L’hôtel |
Restaurant |
Le restaurant |
Shop |
Le magasin |
Museum |
Le musée |
Street |
La rue |
Square |
La place |
Airport |
L’aéroport |
Railway station |
La gare |
Bus station |
La gare routière |
Bus stop |
L’arrêt |
Bus |
Le bus |
Tram |
Le tram |
Train |
Le train |
Airplane |
L’avion |
Metro |
Le métro |
Taxi |
Le taxi |
Car |
La voiture |
Departure |
Le départ |
Arrival |
L’arrivée |
Ticket |
Le billet |
How much is the ticket? |
Quel est le prix d’un billet? |
Left |
A gauche |
Right |
A droite |
Straight ahead |
Tout droit |
Where are the toilets? |
Où sont les toilettes? |
How much does it cost? |
Combien ça coûte? |
What is the price? |
Quel est le prix? |
I would like to buy/order... |
Je voudrais acheter / commander... |
Do you have...? |
Avez-vous...? |
I'll take this. |
Je le prends. |
Do you accept credit cards? |
Acceptez-vous les cartes de crédit? |
Open |
Ouvert |
Closed |
Fermé |
