“Eats” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yekel

(f) Tekel

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 ياكل (m)

 تاكل (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My dog eats slowly.”

(m) Kalbi yekel bechwaya.

(f) Kalbti tekel bechwaya.

.كلبي ياكل بالشويّة (m)

.كلبتي تاكل بالشويّة (f)

 

“He never eats fish. “

3omrou ma yekel l7out.

.عمرو ما ياكل الحوت

 
“The child eats vegetables without any fuss.”

(m) Etfol yekel lkhodhra men ghir 9la9.

(f) Etfla tekel lkhodhra men ghir 9la9.

.الطفل ياكل الخضرة من غير حتّى قلق (m)

.الطفلة تاكل الخضرة من غير حتّى قلق (f)

 
“She eats spicy food well.”

Tnajem tekel lmekla el 7arra.

.تنجم تاكل الماكلة الحارّة

 
“Our cat eats its food from a bowl.”

(m) 9atousna yekel mekeltou men sa7fa.

(f) 9atousetna tekel mekletha men sa7fa.

.قطوسنا ياكل ماكلتو من صحفة (m)

.قطوستنا تاكل ماكلتها من صحفة (f)

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Eat” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Eats” (third-person) in Egyptian Arabic

“Eats” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

“Eats” (third-person) in Greek