“Waters” (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

By Aroua F. On Aug 8, 2023

In Tunisian Arabic, “Waters” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yes9i

(f) Tes9i

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يسقي (m)

تسقي (f)

“My father waters the lawn before work everyday.”

Baba yes9i el 7chich kol youm 9bal ma yemchi yekhdem.

.بابا يسقي الحشيش كل يوم قبل ما يمشي يخدم

“My mother waters the plants in the living room daily.”

Omi kol youm tes9i el nabtet eli fi bit el sala.

.أمي كل يوم تسقي النبتات الي في بيت الصالة

“My sister waters this plant consistently.”

Okhti tes9i el nabta hedhi dima.

.أختي تسقي النبتة هاذي ديما

“She waters the plants using this bucket.”

Heya tes9i el nabtet b el stal hedha.

.هي تسقي النبتات بالسطل هذا

“He usually waters the plants using a glass cup.”

Howa dima yes9i el nabtet b kes bellar.

.هو ديما يسقي النبتات بكاس بلّار