“Shrimp”, “Shrimps” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Ka3ba crevette

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كعبة كروفات (f)

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

Crevettes

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كروفات

Listen to these two terms pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you want shrimp in your pasta?”

(singular) T7eb crevettes fel ma9arouna?

(plural) T7ebou crevettes fel ma9arouna?

تحب كروفات في المقرونة؟ (singular)

تحبو كروفات في المقرونة؟ (plural)

 
“I don’t like seafood, but I love shrimp.”

Man7ebech el fruit de mer, ama n7eb l crevettes.

.مانحبش الفروي دو مار، أما نحب الكروفات

 
“She’s going to make rice with shrimp for dinner tonight.”

Bech ta3mal rouz bel crevettes lel 3cha elila.

.باش تعمل روز بالكروفات للعشاء الليلة

 
“Do you want this last shrimp?”

T7eb ka3bet l crevette la5rania hedhi?

تحب كعبة الكروفات الأخرانيىة هذي؟

 
“Can you show me how to peel these shrimps?”

Tnajem twarini kifah n9achar l crevettes hedhi?

تنجم توريني كيفاه نقشر الكروفات هذي؟

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Mussel”, “Mussels” in Tunisian Arabic

“Oyster”, “Oysters” in Tunisian Arabic

“Seafood” in Tunisian Arabic