“Birth”, “Births” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Wleda

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ولادة (f)

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

Wleda

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ولادة

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“My cat gave birth to seven kittens.”

9attousti weldet sab3a 9tates.

.قطّوستي ولدت سبعة قطاطس

 

“(to a nurse) How many births do you oversee per day?”

9adech men wleda tetlha biha fi nhar?

قدّاش من ولادة تتلها بيها في النهار؟

 

“(to a child) Your mother took no drugs during your birth.”

Ommek ma5thet 7ata dwa fel wleda mte3ek.

.أمّك ما خذات حتّى دواء في الولادة متاعك

 

“That was a difficult birth!”

Kenet wleda s3iba!

!كانت ولادة صعيبة

 
“That was a fast birth!”

Kenet wleda sari3a!

!كانت ولادة سريعة