nescafé نسكافي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“nescafé” (نسكافي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning milky coffee (instant).
Meanings
- milky coffee (instant)
- instant coffee
Usage
In Tunisia, nescafé has become a common noun. It refers to instant coffee and especially to the drink made from it, usually prepared with a lot of milk. It is not an espresso: at the café, kas nescafé or un nescafé means a milky, sweetened drink, often had at breakfast. The original brand no longer matters, and the word is used whatever the product. It is sometimes shortened to nes. The register is colloquial and everyday.
Example
نحب نفطر بكاس نسكافي.
n7eb nfator b kas nescafé.
“I like to have a cup of nescafé with breakfast.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nescafé” but also “nescafe” and “neskafi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.