lyoum ليوم
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“lyoum” (ليوم) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning today, this day.
Meanings
- today, this day
- nowadays, in our time
Usage
Lyoum is the usual word for "today" in Tunisian, in all registers. It is placed at the start or end of a sentence: "lyoum nemchi lel khedma", "chnowa 3andna lyoum ?". It is also used in the sense of "nowadays": "ech-chabeb lyoum", "young people today". In writing, it is often attached to the article (ليوم for اليوم). In compounds it keeps this meaning: "lyoum l-koll", "all day long". For "tomorrow" one says ghodwa and for "yesterday" l-bareh.
Example
ليوم ما نخدمش، نقعد في الدار.
lyoum ma nekhdemch, no93ed fi eddar.
“Today I'm not working, I'm staying at home.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lyoum” but also “elyoum” and “lioum”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “lyoum” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “today”; “nowadays”: lyoum in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
The same word also exists in Algerian Darja, written اليوم, where it means “today”; “nowadays”: lyoum in Algerian.