Northern Africa
Video Chat with People from Tunisia
Tunisia fits Mediterranean beaches, olive groves and Sahara dunes into one country. You might meet someone from Tunis or the blue-and-white village of Sidi Bou Said, from Sfax, Sousse, Monastir or Bizerte, or from the island of Djerba in the south. Arabic is the official language, and everyday speech is Tunisian Arabic (Derja), which borrows words from French, Italian and Amazigh. French is widely used in education and business, and English is growing among younger adults.
Tunisia keeps UTC+1 all year with no daylight saving, so it matches Paris and Rome in winter and runs an hour behind them in summer. Tunis at 9 PM means 3 or 4 PM in New York, depending on the season. Food is a great opener: couscous, brik with a runny egg, lablabi on a cold day, plenty of harissa and mint tea with pine nuts. Football fans can talk Espérance versus Club Africain, and film fans may know that Star Wars scenes were shot near Tozeur and Matmata.
Tunisia at a glance
| Flag | 🇹🇳 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Tunisian Republic |
| Capital | Tunis |
| Region | Africa · Northern Africa |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Currency | Tunisian dinar (د.ت, TND) |
| Calling code | +216 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time (Africa/Tunis) |
How to say hello
A few words of Arabic make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic (Tunisia) | عسلامة | ahs-LEH-mah | Hi (the everyday Tunisian hello) |
| Arabic (Tunisia) | لاباس؟ | lah-BESS | All good? / How are you? |
| French | Bonsoir ! | bohn-SWAHR | Good evening! |
Tips for chatting with people from Tunisia
- Open with "Aslema"; using the Tunisian word instead of a textbook hello usually gets a smile.
- If you learned Modern Standard Arabic, expect Derja to sound quite different, and ask them to say things both ways. Our Arabic phrases cover the basics.
- Mixing French and Arabic in one sentence is completely normal there, so feel free to fall back on French.
- Ask about their region: the coastal Sahel, the green north and the desert south each have different food and traditions.
Only meet people from Tunisia
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Tunisia, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Tunisia and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Tunisia, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Tunisia are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Tunisia borders 2 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: