“Oyster”, “Oysters” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Huître

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ويتر (f)

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

Huîtres

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ويتر

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you prefer oysters or mussels?”

T7eb el huîtres wala el moules?

تحب الويتر ولا المول؟

 
“I have never tried oysters before.”

Ma3omri majarrabt el huîtres 9bal.

.ما عمري ما جربت الويتر قبل

 
“My husband is grilling oysters on the barbecue.”

Rajli 9e3ed yechwi fel huîtres 3la e chaweya.

.راجلي قاعد يشوي في الويتر على الشواية

 
“This restaurant serves fresh oysters.”

E restaurant hedha ybi3 huîtres freshk.

.الرستوران هذا يبيع ويتر فرشك

 
“That’s an oyster shell.”

Hedhi sadafa mta3 huître.

.هذه صدفة متاع ويتر

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Mussel”, “Mussels” in Tunisian Arabic

“Seafood” in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects