“Bird”, “Birds” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Bird” is written using the Latin script as:

3asfour

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عصفور

In Tunisian Arabic, “Birds” is written using the Latin script as:

3safer

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عصافر

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“What kind of bird is that?”

Chnouwa naw3 l 3asfour heka?

شنوة نوع العصفور هاكة؟

 
“What kind of birds are those?”

Chnouwa naw3 la3safer hekom?

شنوة نوع العصافر هاكم؟

 
“My parents feed the birds every day.”

Omi w baba ywaklou l 3safer kol youm.

.أمي و بابا يوكلو العصافر كل يوم

 
“The bird is chirping.”

El 3asfour yza9za9.

.العصفور يزقزق

 
“I heard a bird begin chirping at 5:30 am this morning.”

Sma3t 3asfour bda yza9za9 l 5amsa w nos lyoum essbe7.

.سمعت عصفور بدى يزقزق الخمسة و نص اليوم الصباح

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Bird”, “Birds” in Lebanese Arabic