“Expects” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yetwa9a3

(f) Tetwa9a3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يتوقّع (m)

تتوقّع (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This professor expects a lot but he’s a good professor.”

El prof hedha 3andou barcha tawa9ou3at ama howa prof behi.

.البروف هذا عندو برشا توقعات أما هو بروف باهي

 
“My Mom expects me to keep my room clean.”

Omi tetwa9a3 menni enni nkhali biti ndhifa.

.أمي تتوقّع منّي انّي نخلّي بيتي نظيفة

 
“My father expects me to be home by 9pm.”

Baba yetwa9a3 enni nkoun fel dar m3a el tes3a mta3 lil.

.بابا يتوقّع انّي نكون في الدار مع التسعة متاع الليل

 
“She expects a lot out of herself.”

Heya tetwa9a3 barcha men rou7ha.

.هي تتوقّع برشا من روحها

 
“He expects you to be home by 10pm.”

Howa yetwa9a3 ennek tkoun f dar m3a el 3achra mta3 el lil.

.هو يتوقّع انّك تكون في الدار مع العشرة متاع الليل