“Frog”, “Frogs” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Jrana

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

جرانة (f)

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

Jran

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

جران

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Look, there is a frog over there!”

(singular) Chouf, fama jrana ghady!

(plural) Choufou, fama jrana ghady!

!شوف، فما جرانة غادي (singular)

!شوفو، فما جرانة غادي (plural)

 
“The frog caught a fly with its tongue.”

E jrana chaddet dhebena b lsenha.

.الجرانة شدّت ذبانة بلسانها

 
“I saw a frog hopping around in the garden.”

Rit jrana tnagaz fi jarda.

.ريت جرانة تنقز في الجردة

 
“We watched an interesting documentary about frogs.”

Tfarajna 3la documentaire intéressant 3la e jran.

.تفرجنا على دوكيمنتار أنتيريسون على الجران

 
“Let’s put the frog back in the pond.”

Aya nraj3ou e jrana lel berka.

.أيّا نرجعو الجرانة للبركة

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Pond”, “Ponds” in Tunisian Arabic