“Dishes” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Dishes” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Me3oun

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ماعون (m)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic if a speaker wishes to refer to a dish (one unit of Dishes), they will describe the unit specifically. For example, kes /  كاس (cup), s7an / صحن (plate) & saf7a / صحفة (bowl).)
 
“I’m going to go clean the dishes.”

Bech nemchi naghsel el me3oun.

.بش نمشي نغسل الماعون

 
“Kids, did you two wash the dishes?”

Ya sghar, ghsaltou lme3oun?

يا صغار، غسلتو الماعون؟

 
“I’m in the kitchen drying the dishes right now.”

Ena nchaya7 fel me3oun fel koujina taw.

.أنا نشيح في الماعون في الكوجينة تو

 
“Can you help me put the dishes back in the cabinet?”

T3aweni nraja3 lme3oun fel khzena?

تعاوني نرجع الماعون في الخزانة؟

 
“All the dishes are in the sink.”

El me3oun lkollou fel l’evier.

.الماعون الكلو في اللفياي