yanes ياناس

Tunisian Derja · interjection

“yanes” (ياناس) is an interjection in Tunisian Derja meaning calling out: listen, everyone!.

Meanings

1. calling out: listen, everyone!
2. exclamation of indignation or surprise

Usage

Ya nés ("O people") is used to address a group, an audience or internet users. It is used to start a question ("ya nés, chkoun sme3… ?"), to make an appeal, or to express indignation or surprise. It is then equivalent to "come on!" or "can you believe it?". The register is colloquial and very frequent in online comments. The tone can be exasperated: ya nés, t7ammlou mas'oulia ("come on, show some responsibility!"). In writing, it is often joined into a single word.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yanes” but also “yanas”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “yanes” on the Arabic keyboard