sandal صندال
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sandal” (صندال) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sandal.
Meanings
- sandal
Usage
Sandal refers to a sandal, an open summer shoe, often made of leather or plastic. The usual plural is sanadel, as in zouz sanadel, "two pairs of sandals" or "two sandals" depending on context. For flip-flops, chlaka is used instead, and sabbat for a closed shoe. The word is informal and is heard mostly when talking about shopping or summer clothes. Pronunciation varies by region: sandal, sendel or sondel.
Example
شريت صندال جديد للبحر.
chrit sandal jdid lel b7ar.
“I bought a new pair of sandals for the beach.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sandal” but also “sendel”, “sondel”, “sandel” and “sanadel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.