“Laid” (eggs) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Laid” (the verb, as in a bird laying eggs, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(He) Badh

(She) Badhet

(They) Badhou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يبيض (He)

تبيض (She)

يبيضو (They)

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“How many eggs did the bird lay?”

9adech men 3adhma badh el 3asfour?

قدّاش من عضمة باض العصفور؟

 
“Did the chickens lay eggs today?”

Ye5i eddjejet hedhom badhou lyoum?

ياخي الدجاجات هاذم باضو اليوم؟

 
“The chicken laid eight eggs.”

Eddjeja badhet thmanya 3adhmet.

.الدجاجة باضت ثمنية عضمات

 
“A bird laid eggs in a nest outside my bedroom window this morning.”

Famma 3asfour badh fi 3ech 9rib l chobbek biti essbe7.

.فمّا عصفور باض في عشّ قريب لشبّاك بيتي الصباح

 
“She laid blue eggs.”

Badhet 3adhmet zro9.

.باضت عضمات زرق