“Time / Moment” in Tunisian Arabic

Examples

• لَكان عَنْدِك وقت، نْجِيب قَهْوَةLakan 3andek wa9t, njib 9ahwaIf you have time, I'll bring a coffee
• يلا نمشيو، توّا يتأخر الوقتYalla nemchiou, tawwa yet2akhkhar el wa9tCome on, let's go, it's getting late

In the app's dialogues

• 🏖️ At the beach · Renting a parasolقداش وقت تبقى؟9addech wa9t tba9a?How long are you staying?
• 🏛️ At the town hall · Collecting papersقداش نستنى وقت ؟9addech nestanna wa9t ?How long will I be waiting?

Grammar notes

Did you know?

A Tunisian arrangement is flexible: people are far readier to say وَقْت اللِّي تِجِي (whenever you come) than to fix an hour. Don't be surprised by a تَوّا نْجِي (I'm on my way) that stretches a little: the elastic in time is part of the charm.

In other entries

• نِرْبَح وَقْت · to save time
• نْضَيّع وَقْت · to waste time

This word helps you with

• 🕐 Placing things in time

Seen in the same sentences

• لَكان · If (conditional)
• نْجِيب · I bring
• قَهْوَة · Coffee
• عَنْدِي · I have
• يَلَّا · Come on! / Let's go
• نَمْشِي · I go / I walk
• تَوَّا · Now
• قَدَّاش · How much

More words · Time

• غُدْوَة · Tomorrow
• الْبَارِح · Yesterday
• صْبَاح · Morning
• لِيل · Night
• سَاعَة · Hour
• دْقِيقَة · Minute
• الجُمْعَة · Week
• شْهَر · Month