mitrou ميترو
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mitrou” (ميترو) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning metro, Tunis light rail.
Meanings
- metro, Tunis light rail
- metro (underground network)
Usage
Mitrou is a borrowing from French, adapted to Tunisian pronunciation. In Tunis, it mainly refers to the light metro, a surface tram. It is not an underground network, which may surprise an English speaker. You say "nerkeb el mitrou", "I take the metro", and "mi7attet el mitrou", "the metro station". For the line to the northern suburbs, people rather say "TGM". The word is also used for foreign, underground metros, such as the one in Paris.
Example
نركب الميترو من الباساج للمحطة
nerkeb el mitrou mel passage lel ma7atta
“I take the metro from Passage to the station.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mitrou” but also “metro”, “mitro”, “mètro” and “mitroo”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.