“Pebble”, “Pebbles” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Galet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قلاي

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

Les galets

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

لاي قلاي

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The driveway is made of pebbles.”

Mad5al l karhba ma3moul bel galets.

.مدخل الكرهبة معمول بالقلاي

 
“Here is a bucket of pebbles.”

Ahou stal galets.

.أهو سطل قلاي

 
“I’m going to buy pebbles and stones for the garden.”

Meshi nechri galets w 7jar lel jarda.

.ماشي نشري قلاي و حجر للجردة

 
“Do you know locally where I can buy pebbles and other types of stones?”

Ta3rafchy houni mnin najem nechri galets w anwe3 7jar o5rina?

تعرفشي هوني منين نجم نشري قلاي و أنواع حجر أخرين؟

 
“He took a handful of pebbles.”

Haz 7afna men les galets.

.هز حفنة من لاي قلاي

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Sand” in Tunisian Arabic

“Stone”, “Stones” in Tunisian Arabic

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Pebble”, “Pebbles” in Lebanese Arabic