“Hobby”, “Hobbies” in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) Hiweya

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هواية (f)

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

Hiweyet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هوايات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ve started a new hobby.”

Bdit hiweya jdida.

.بديت هواية جديدة

 
“Do you have any hobbies?”

3andek hiweyet?

عندك هوايات؟

 
“What is your hobby?”

Chniya hiweytek?

شنيّة هوايتك؟

 
“I have a few hobbies.”

3andi chwaya hiweyet.

.عندي شويّة هوايات

 
“Tell me about your hobbies.”

A7kili 3ala hiweyetek.

.أحكيلي على هواياتك

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Hobby”, “Hobbies” in Lebanese Arabic