“Fisherman”, “Fishermen” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) 7awet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حوّات (m)

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

7aweta

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حوّاتة

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“A lot of fishermen fish here.”

Barcha 7out mta3 7aweta lenna.

.برشا حوت متع حوّاتة لنّا

 
“My father is a fisherman.”

Baba 7awet.

.بابا حوّات

 
“The fisherman brings fresh fish every morning to this restaurant.”

El 7awet yjib 7out freshk lel restaurant kol sbe7.

.الحوّات يجيب حوت فرشك للريستوران كل صباح

 
“The fishermen couldn’t go fishing today because of the weather.”

El 7awet manajamch yemchi yastad lyoum 5ater l ta9s 5ayeb.

.الحوّات مانجّمش يمشي يصطاد اليوم خاتر الطقس خايب

 
“When I was younger, I wanted to become a fisherman.”

Kif kont sghir, 7abit nwali 7awet.

.كيف كنت صغير، حبّيت نولّي حوّات