“A few minutes” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Mba3d chwaya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مبعد شويّة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Your order will be ready in a few minutes.”

El commande mte3ek ta7dhar mba3d chwaya.

.الكومند متاعك تحضر مبعد شويّة

 
“The bread will be done baking in a few minutes.”

El khobz ytib mba3d chwaya.

.الخبز يطيب مبعد شويّة

 
“I’ll be ready in a few minutes.”

Na7dhar mba3d chwaya.

.نحضر مبعد شويّة

 
“We’ll arrive in a few minutes.”

Nouslou mba3d chwaya.

.نوصلو مبعد شويّة

 
“I arrived a few minutes ago.”

Wselt mbekri chwaya.

.وصلت مبكري شويّة