thani ثاني
Algerian Darja · adverb
“thani” (ثاني) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning also, too.
Meanings
- also, too
- second
- again
Usage
Thani, often pronounced tani, means "also" and is generally placed after the element it refers to: "ana thani" (me too). It is common in the East and the Centre. Elsewhere, zada or gani are used instead, with the same meaning. The same word serves as the ordinal "second" ("el marra ethania", the second time). It can also mean "again" ("3awed thani"). Context makes it possible to tell these meanings apart.
Example
وأنا ثاني نحب نروح معاكم
w ana thani nhab nrouh m3akom
“I want to come with you too.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “thani” but also “tani”, “thanya” and “tany”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “thani” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “other, one more”; “second”: theni in Tunisian.