“Slowly” in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Slowly” (the adverb) is written using the Latin script as:
Bechwaya
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
بالشويّة
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Examples in sentences or statements
“Go slowly.”
Emchi bechwaya.
.امشي بالشويّة
“It’s best to drive slowly here.”
Mel mosta7sen tsou9 bechwaya hné.
.من المستحسن تسوق بالشويّة هنا
“I’m cooking slowly.”
(m) 9a3ed ntayeb bechwaya.
(f) 9a3da ntayeb bechwaya.
.قاعد نطيّب بالشويّة (m)
.قاعدة نطيّب بالشويّة (f)
“He’s jogging slowly with his dog.”
9a3ed yejri m3a kalbou bechwaya.
قاعد يجري مع كلبو بالشويّة.
“We’re walking slowly.”
9a3din nemchiw bechwaya.
قاعدين نمشيو بالشويّة.
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