“Motivates” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Ychajja3

(f) Tchajja3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يشجّع (m)

تشجّع (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He motivates his team well.”

Ychajja3 l’équipe mte3ou belbehi. 

.يشجّع ليكيب متاعو بالباهي

 
“As a captain, she motivates her team well.”

Bsifetha capitaine, tchajja3 l’équipe mte3ha belbehi. 

.بصفتها كابيتان، تشجّع ليكيب متاعها بالباهي

 
“Our teacher motivates us to work harder.”

(m) El mou3alem mte3na ychajja3 fina bech nekhdmou blbehi.

(f) El mou3alma mte3na tchajja3 fina bech nekhdmou belbehi.

    .المعلم متاعنا يشجّع فينا بش نخدمو بالباهي (m)

 .المعلمة متاعنا تشجّع فينا بش نخدمو بالباهي (f)

 
“My classmate always motivates me to work harder.”

(m) Weld classi dima ychajja3 fya bech na9ra belbehi.

(f) Bent classi dima tchajja3 fya bech na9ra belbehi.

 .ولد كلاسي ديما يشجّع فيا بش نقرى بالباهي (m)

 .بنت كلاسي  ديما تشجّع فيا بش نقرى بالباهي (f)