Vehicles

1. كرهبة

   karhba

   Car

   Usage

   The everyday word for a car.

   Grammar Note

   Standard Arabic "sayyāra" is understood, but speech uses "karhba".

2. كار

   kār

   Bus / coach

   Usage

   Used for coaches between towns and for buses.

   Grammar Note

   From French "car"; it is not the word "because".

3. لواج

   lwāj

   Louage (shared taxi)

   Usage

   The shared van that links towns.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary headword is collective taxi or van; the plural is "lwājāt".

4. تاكسي

   tāksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   The taxi inside a town.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from French and English.

5. مترو

   mitrū

   Metro (light rail)

   Usage

   The light-rail line of Tunis.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary example says someone took the metro to the town centre.

6. ترامواي

   trāmwāy

   Tram

   Usage

   Used for a tram.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary headword is "trāmwāy"; an example also shows the short form "trāmay".

7. تران

   trān

   Train

   Usage

   Used for a railway train.

   Grammar Note

   From French "train"; the Standard Arabic word is "qiṭār".

8. موتور

   mūtūr

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   Used for motorbikes and scooters.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary headword means both motor and motorcycle.

9. بسكلات

   baskalāt

   Bicycle

   Usage

   Used for a bicycle.

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary example also uses the form "baskla".

10. طيارة

    ṭayyāra

    Airplane

    Usage

    Used for an airplane.

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary example says people fly to Djerba.

11. بطاح

    baṭṭāḥ

    Ferry (carries cars)

    Usage

    Used for car ferries such as the one from Sfax to the Kerkennah islands.

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary example says someone crosses from Sfax to Kerkennah.

12. باطو

    bāṭū

    Boat

    Usage

    A colloquial word for a boat, from French "bateau".

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary example says a boat goes from Marseille to Tunis.

13. سفينة

    sfīna

    Ship

    Usage

    Used for a big ship that docks in a port.

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary example says the ship moored in the port.

14. كاليس

    kālīs

    Horse carriage

    Usage

    Used for a horse-drawn carriage or cart.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary headword is horse cart.

15. كريطة

    krīṭa

    Donkey cart

    Usage

    Used for a cart pulled by a donkey.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary headword is a carriage or wagon pulled by a donkey.

16. كميون

    kamyūn

    Truck

    Usage

    Used for a heavy goods truck.

    Grammar Note

    From French "camion".

17. كرهبة الإسعاف

    karhbat l-isʿāf

    Ambulance

    Usage

    Use it to call for or look for an ambulance.

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary example pairs "karhba" (car) with "isʿāf" (emergency help).

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