“Presses” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yenzel

(f) Tenzel

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 ينزل (m)

 تنزل (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She presses the snooze button every morning.”

Heya tenzel 3ala 9ars el alarme kol sbeh.

.هي تنزل على قرص الألارم كل صباح

 
“She presses the buzzer.”

Heya tenzel 3al buz.

.هي تنزل عالباز

 
“He presses the brakes too often.”

Yeser yenzel 3al frein.

.ياسر ينزل عالفران

 
“He presses her lips together.”

Yenzel 3ala chfeyfou 3ala b3adhhom.

.ينزل على شفايفو على بعضهم

 
“Dad presses the buttons softly.”

Baba yenzel 3al 9rousa bchwaya.

.بابا ينول عالقروصا بالشوية

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Press” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Pressing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

“Pressed” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Presses” (third-person) in Turkish