“Couscous” in Tunisian Arabic
كُسْكْسِي
kosksi
Couscous
To say “Couscous” in Tunisian Arabic, you say كُسْكْسِي, pronounced “kosksi”. An intermediate-level word, common. In the Derja app, it appears in 2 example sentences and 2 dialogues.
Examples
In the app's dialogues
- 🏠 At a friend's · Having lunch togetherعندي كسكسي بالخضرة ولحم3andi kosksi bel-khodhra w le7emI've made couscous with vegetables and meat
- 🏠 At a friend's · Having lunch togetherكسكسي نحبو برشاkosksi N7ebbu barchaI love couscous!
- 🍽️ At the restaurant · Ordering dinnerعندنا كسكسي بالعلوش وملوخية3andna couscousi bel 3allouch w mloukhiyaWe have lamb couscous and mloukhiya
- 🍽️ At the restaurant · Ordering dinnerكسكسي وسلاطة يعيشكkosksi w slata ya3ichekA couscous and a salad please
Did you know?
كُسْكْسِي is the king of dishes, above all on Fridays; it's made bel 7out (with fish) on the coast and bel l7am (with meat) inland. At the table you don't say bon appétit beforehand, but بِالصَّحّة b-eṣ-sa7a (to your health) when someone is eating or drinking.
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