“Taxi ride”, “Taxi rides” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Taxi ride” is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Taxi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تاكسي (m)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Taxi rides” is written using the Latin script as:

Taxiet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تاكسيات

(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, Taxi / تاكسي & Taxiet / تاكسيات most closely relate to the English nouns Taxi and Taxis. (as in the vehicle(s)) But these two words (Taxi / تاكسي & Taxiet / تاكسيات) can have the effect of Taxi ride and Taxi rides when used in sentences and statements. (See below for more information)

TaxietListen to these two terms pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Let’s share a taxi ride.”

Haya nekhdhou taxi m3a b3adhna.

.هيا ناخذوا تاكسي مع بعضنا

 
“I took a taxi ride to the airport.”

Khdhit taxi lel matar.

.خذيت تاكسي للمطار

 
“We split the cost of the taxi ride.”

Na9smou 7a9 el taxi.

.نقسموا حق التاكسي

 
“We caught a taxi ride home.”

Khdhina taxi lel dar.

.خذينا تاكسي للدار

 
“She prefers taxi rides over public transportation.”

Tkhayer el taxiet 3ala transport publique.

.تخير التاكسيات عالترانسبور بيبليك

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Taxi”, “Taxis” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic

“Drive” (future) in Tunisian Arabic​​