“Has” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) 3andou

(f) 3andha

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عندو (m)

عندها (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
(at an airport) “The stewardess has my passport.”

L’hotesse 3andha posspori.

.الأوتيس عندها باسبوري

 
“The professor has more time to meet before 9am.”

El prof 3andou wa9t belbehi 9bal el tes3a.

.البروف عندو وقت بالباهي قبل التسعة

 
“This company has a lot of employees.”

El charika hedhi 3andha barsha khaddema.

.الشركة هذي عندها برشا خدامة

 
“My brother has a huge collection of books and dictionaries.”

Khouya 3andou collection kbira barsha mta3 ktob w diccioneret.

.خويا عندو كولكسيون كبيرة متع كتب و دكسيونارات

 
“She has an excellent taste in fashion.”

3andha dhaw9 heyel fel dbach.

.عندها ذوق هايل في الدبش