“Cow”, “Cows” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Bagra

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بقرة (f)

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

Bagrat

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بقرات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The farmer is milking the cow.”

(m) El falle7 9e3ed ye7leb fel bagra.

(f) El falle7a 9e3da te7leb fel bagra.

.الفلاّح قاعد يحلب فالبقرة (m)

.الفلاّحة قاعدة تحلب فالبقرة (f)

 
“I don’t drink cow milk. ”

Manochrebch 7lib el bagra.

.مانشربش حليب البقرة

 
“The cow is drinking water.”

El bagra 9e3da tochreb fel ma.

.البقرة قاعدة تشرب فالماء

 
“Look! There are five cows over there.”

Chouf! fama 5amsa bagrat ghady.

.شوف! فما خمسة بقرات غادي

 
“The cows are over there eating grass.”

El bagrat ghady yeklou fel 7chich.

.البقرات غادي ياكلو في الحشيش