“Coal” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Coal” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

F7am

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فحم

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
That’s eight pieces of coal.

Hekom thmania 9taye3 f7am.

.هاكم ثمانية قطايع فحم

 
“My grandmother still uses coal to warm her house.”

Jadti mazelt testa3ml l f7am bch dafi darha.

.جدتي مازالت تستعمل في الفحم بش إدفي دارها

 
“The miners over there are extracting coal.”

5ademt l manjem ghadika y5arjou f f7am.

.خدامة المنجم غاديكا يخرجوا في الفحم

 
“There is a man that comes by each day who sells coal.”

Fama rajel tji kol youm ybi3 lf7am.

.فما راجل يجي كل يوم يبيع الفحم

 
“Is it a wooden or coal fireplace?”

L madf2a b lou7 wela b f7am te5dm?

المدفأة باللوح ولا بالفحم تخدم؟

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Electricity” in Tunisian Arabic

“Gasoline” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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