sardina سردينة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“sardina” (سردينة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning sardine.
Meanings
- sardine
Usage
Sardina refers to the sardine, an inexpensive fish widely eaten in Tunisia. It is eaten grilled, fried or as balls, and canned sardine is used in salads or sandwiches. It is mostly bought by the kilo: kilo sardina. The word is a noun, even though one source classifies it as an adjective. The image "packed like sardines" also exists for a crowded bus.
Example
شريت كيلو سردينة باش نشويوها.
chrit kilo sardina bech nchwiwha.
“I bought a kilo of sardines to grill them.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sardina” but also “serdina” and “sardine”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “sardina” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “a single sardine”: serdina in Moroccan.