“A moment ago” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “A moment ago” (as in the phrase) is written using the Latin script as:

9bila chwaya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قبيلا شوية

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He was here a moment ago.”

Ken lahne 9bila chwaya.

.كان لهنا قبيلا شوية

 
“We left a moment ago.”

Khrajna 9bila chwaya.

.خرجنا قبيلا شوية

 
“A moment ago, there was a cat over here.”

(male cat) Ken fama 9atous lahne 9bila chwaya.

(female cat) Kenet fama 9atousa lahne 9bila chwaya.

.كان فما قطوس لهنا قبيلا شوية (male cat)

.كانت فما قطوسة لهنا قبيلا شوية (female cat)

 
“It started raining a moment ago.”

Lmtar bdet tsob 9bila chwaya.

.المطر بدات تصب قبيلا شوية

 
“The news came in a moment ago.”

Lkhbar wsel 9bila chwaya.

.الخبر وصل قبيلا شوية

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“A moment ago” in Turkish