“A few minutes ago” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “A few minutes ago” is written using the Latin script as:

9bila chwaya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قبيلا شويّة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She was here a few minutes ago.”

Heya kenet hne 9bila chwaya.

.هي كانت هنا قبيلا شويّة

 
“The restaurant opened a few minutes ago.”

El restaurant 7al 9bila chwaya.

.الرستورون حلّ قبيلا شويّة

 
“I got off the phone a few minutes ago.”

Kamalt 7kit f telifoun 9bila chwaya.

.كملت حكيت في التليفون قبيلا شويّة

 
“The flight landed a few minutes ago.”

El tayara weslet 9bila chwaya.

.الطيّارة وصلت قبيلا شويّة

 
“We arrived a few minutes ago!”

Na7na wselna 9bila chwaya!

!نحنا وصلنا قبيلا شويّة