“Pill”, “Pills” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) 7arboucha

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حربوشة (f)

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

7rabech

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حرابش

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“What are these pills for?”

El 7rabech hedhom mta3 chnoua?

الحرابش هاذم متع شنوّة؟

 

“I need to pick up some pills from the pharmacy.”

Lezemni ne5ou chwaya 7rabech mel pharmacie.

.لازمني ناخو شويّة حرابش مالفارماسي

 

“The pill should be green.”

El 7arboucha lezemha tkoun 5adhra.

.الحربوشة لازمها تكون خضرة

 

“Where did you buy these pills?”

Mnin chrithom l 7rabech hedhom?

منين شريتهم الحرابش هاذم؟

 

“It’s a headache pill.”

Hedhi 7arboucha mta3 wji3et ras.

.هذي حربوشة متع وجيعة راس