“Crosses” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Ycho9

(f) Tcho9

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يشق (m)

تشق (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He crosses the border everyday for work.”

Ycho9 le7doud kol nhar bech yemchi yekhdem.

.يشق الحدود كل نهار بش يمشي يخدم

 

(speaking of a child) “He crosses the street all on his own.”

Ycho9 el kayess wa7dou.

.يشق الكياس وحدو

 

“She crosses the street while holding her daughter’s hand.”

Tcho9 el kayess w hya chedda yed bentha.

.تشق الكياس و هي شادة يد بنتها

 

“This dog crosses the street very carefully.”

El kalb hedha ya3raf ycho9 el kayess.

.الكلب هذا يعرف يشق الكياس

 

“The family crosses the border frequently to shop.”

El 3ayla tcho9 le7doud dima bech ya9dhiw.

.العايلة يشقو الحدود ديما بش يقضيو