by Shad | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog
This article tackles the correlation between local languages and culture by taking Tunisian Arabic as an example: How is culture an essential component of local languages? Does a local language manifest itself differently according to the cultural norms? Let us start...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
Once upon a time, there was a tailor sewing in his shop. A woman selling jam passed him by, so he bought an ounce from her. He had some bread in his shop that he cut in two and spread the jam on one half to eat for breakfast. Before eating it though, he finished his...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
A certain woman was divorced from her husband. At that time divorce was a shameful thing and it wasn’t something that people of nobility would even recognize or admit to. If someone was pushed to divorce because of irreconcilable differences, they would hide it for...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
Last Sunday, our tale was about fear and the gallows (God forbid). We said those who are hanged are taken down at sunset to spend the night at “Beb Souika”‘s oil mill to be buried the following day. Today’s tale deals with the same subject. However, this time, events...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog
For years, document translations have been increasingly offered digitally and online. Hiring a non-resident translator who can only be contacted online has become standard practice, that is, unless a sworn translator is required. Only when a sworn translator’s...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog
Once in a while, we get requests to translate from English or French into North African dialects. For historical and political reasons, these languages are often referred to as dialects. But according to Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com, see below) and other sources,...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
Once upon a time, there was a merchant in Baghdad. There came a year when trade was stagnant. The next year was the same, there was no rain and so there were no goods for people to buy. Many people went out of business and he feared he would too. “What am I still...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
Once there was a talented merchant who was successful in his thriving business (God bless him). Any goods he purchased would bring him good fortune. He was blessed with good luck until one day when all the merchants in the market had had enough of his rising...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
Once upon a time in Tunis, there was a well-regarded wealthy merchant who had many shops, a house in the center of town and another summer house in Sidi Bou Said. He also had a country estate on the hill of Sidi Yahia and an olive orchard in Tebourba. He had many...
by afrar | Jul 18, 2024 | Tunisian Stories
Once upon a time, there was a gardener who worked for a sultan. One winter day, he found a large peach, the size of an orange, hanging from the peach tree. He was amazed at the sight because it was not the season for peaches to grow. As the sultan was strolling around...
