“A little bit” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “A little bit” is written using the Latin script as:

Chwaya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شويّة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“A little bit of onion, please.”

Chwaya bsal, y3aychek.

.شوية بصل، يعيشك

 
“You can cut a little bit more.”

Tnejem tzid t9oss chwaya.

.تنجم تزيد تقص شوية

 
“Do you want a little bit more?”

T7eb tzid chwaya?

تحب تزيد شوية؟

 
“Can have a little bit more?”

Nejem nzid chwaya?

نجم نزيد شوية؟

 
“I’ll be over in a little bit.”

Any nzid chwaya w nkoun ba7dhek.

.اني نزيد شوية ونكون بحذاك

This phrase in other Arabic dialects

“A little bit” in Lebanese Arabic