“Hour”, “Hours” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Hour” is written using the Latin script as:

Se3a

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ساعة

In Tunisian Arabic, “Hours” is written using the Latin script as:

Sweya3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سوايع

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I arrive in one hour.”

Nousel ba3ed se3a.

.نوصل بعد ساعة

 
“The flight is three hours.”

El vol teb9a thletha sweya3.

.الفول تبقى ثلاثة سوايع

 
“See you in an hour.”

Nchoufek ba3ed se3a.

.نشوفك بعد ساعة

 
“How many hours did you sleep last night? “

9adech men se3a r9adt lbera7?

قداش من ساعة رقدت لبارح؟

 
“I slept eight hours last night.”

R9adt thmaniya sweya3 lilet lbera7.

.رقدت ثمانية سوايع ليلة البارح

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Hour”, “Hours” in Lebanese Arabic