“Athlete”, “Athletes” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Athlete” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Sportif

(f) Sportifa

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سبورتيف (m)

سبورتيفا (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Athletes” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Sportifet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سبورتيفات

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“You are such a good athlete!”

(m) Enta sportif behi!

(f) Enti sportifa behya!

!أنت سبورتيف باهي (m)

!أنتي سبورتيفا باهية (f)

 
“He is one of the best athletes I know.”

Hedha we7ed men a7sen el sportifet li na3rafhom.

.هذا واحد من أحسن السبورتيفات إلّي نعرفهم

 
“The joggers over there are athletes.”

Eli yejriw ghadi rahom sportifet.

.إلّي يجريو غادي راهم سبورتيفات

 
“What kind of athlete are you?”

(m) Sportif fi chnowa enti?

(f) Sportifa fi chnowa enti?

سبورتيف في شنوا انت؟ (m)

سبورتيفا في شنوا انت؟ (f)

 
“This university has many good athletes.”

Hedhi el fac fiha barcha sportifet behyin.

.هاذي الفاك فيها برشا سبورتيفات باهيين

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Athlete”, “Athletes” in Lebanese Arabic

“Athlete”, “Athletes” in Turkish