“Sews” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Y5ayyat

(f) T5ayyat

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يخيّط (m)

تخيّط (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He sews well.”

Howa y5ayyat mli7.

.هو يخيّط مليح

 
“She sews her own clothes for special occasions.”

Hiya t5ayyat el dbach mte3ha lel mounesbet.

.هي تخيّط الدبش متاعها للمناسبات

 
“He sews in his free time.”

Howa y5ayyat fi wa9t fara8ou.

.هو يخيّط في وقت فراغو

 
“My grandmother sews everyday.”

Jadti t5ayyat kol youm.

جدتي تخيّط كل يوم

 
“My sister sews for a living.”

O5ti te5dem 5ayyata.

.أختي تخدم خيّاطة