“Makes a wish” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yetmana

(f) Tetmana

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يتمنى (m)

تتمنى (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He always makes a wish before throwing a coin in the fountain.”

Dyma yetmana 7aja 9bal ma yarmi lflous fel nefoura.

.ديما يتمنى حاجة قبل ما يرمي الفلوس في النافورة

 
“She always makes a wish when she sees a falling star.”

Dyma tetmana 7aja ki tchouf nayzak.

.ديما تتمنى حاجة كي تشوف نيزك

 
“My daughter makes a wish before going to bed every night.”

Benti tetmana 7aja koll lila 9bal ma tor9od.

.بنتي تتمنى حاجة كل ليلة قبل ما ترقد

 
“He makes a wish for good luck before exams.”

Yetmana l devoir yet3ada belbehi.

.يتمنى الدفوار يتعدى بالباهي

 
“She makes a wish before blowing the candles on her birthday cake.”

9bal ma tafi lchma3 3al cake mta3 anniverserha tetmana 7aja.

.قبل ما تطفي الشمع عالكايك متع أنيفرسارها تتمنى حاجة

 

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“Wishes” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic