“Boy”, “Boys” in Tunisian Arabic

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

Tfol

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

طفل

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

Wled

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أولاد

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I have three boys.”

3andi thletha wled.

.عندي ثلاثة أولاد

 
“Four boys are playing on the promenade.”

Arb3a wled yela3bou fel bat7a.

.أربعة ولاد يلعبو في البطحة

 
“Three boys are playing on the driveway.”

Thletha wled yela3bou fel chera3.

 .ثلاثة أولاد يلعبو في الشارع

 
“Three boys and one girl are playing on the driveway.”

Thletha wled w tofla yela3bou fel chera3.

.ثلاثة أولاد وطفلة يلعبو في الشارع

 
“Two boys are swimming in the sea with their father.”

Zouz wled y3oumou fel b7ar m3a bouhom.

.ثلاثة أولاد يعومو في البحر مع بوهم

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Girl”, “Girls” in Tunisian Arabic

“His” in Tunisian Arabic

“Man”, “Men” in Tunisian Arabic

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Boy”, “Boys” in Lebanese Arabic