How to say “twelve” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “tnach”; in Tunisian, “thnech”, “tnech” and “thnachen”.
In Moroccan Darija
tnach تناش
A numeral meaning “twelve”; “twelve o'clock (noon, midnight)”.
عندو تناشل العام: “He is twelve years old.”
In Tunisian Derja
thnech اثناش
A numeral meaning “twelve”.
نتلاقاو مع اثناش: “Let's meet around noon.”
tnech ثناش
A numeral meaning “twelve”.
ولدي عندو ثناش عام.: “My son is twelve years old.”
thnachen اثناشن
A numeral meaning “twelve (before a noun)”.
قعدت ثناشن يوم في سوسة.: “I stayed twelve days in Sousse.”