“Studies” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Ya9ra

(f) Ta9ra

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يقرأ (m)

تقرأ (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My boyfriend studies a lot.”

Sa7bi ya9ra barcha.

.صاحبي تقرأ برشا

 
“My son studies every weekend.”

Weldi ya9ra kol weekend.

.ولدي تقرأ كل ويكاند

 
“He studies more for that class.”

Houa ya9ra akther f classe heka.

.هو يقرأ برشا في الكلاس هكا

 
“She studies before watching TV at night.”

Hia ta9ra 9bal matetfarj f talvza kol lila.

.هي تقرأ قبل ماتتفرج في التلڢزة كل ليلة

 
“She studies a bit every night.”

Hia ta9ra chwaya kol lila.

.هي تقرأ قبل شويا كل ليلة