“Do you see…?” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Do you see…?” (as in the type of phrase that preludes asking someone if they see something specific) is written using the Latin script as:

Choft…?

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شفت…؟

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you see the rainbow?”

Choft 9aws 9ouza7?

شفت قوس قزح؟

 
“Do you see the restaurant over there?”

Choft el restaurant eli ghadi?

شفت الرستورون الّي غادي؟

 
“Do you see that dog? So cute!”

Choft el kalb hedheka? Ma7leh!

!شفت الكلب هذاكا؟ محلاه

 
“Do you see the bus? We need to take that one.”

Choft el kar? Lezemna nekhdhou lkar hedhika.

.شفت الكار؟ لازمنا ناخذو الكار هاذيكا

 
“Do you see the sky? How pretty!”

Choft esme? Mazyanha!

!شفت السماء؟ مزيانها

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Do you see…?” in Lebanese Arabic