“Smells” (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Ychem

(f) Tchem

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يشم (m)

تشم (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
The cook always smells what he cooks.

El chef dima ychem chnowa ytayeb.

.الشاف ديما يشم شنوا يطيّب

 
This food smells good!

El mekla hedhi ri7etha bnina!

!الماكلة هاذي ريحتها بنينة

 
She smells every flower she sells.

Hiya tchem kol warda tbi3ha.

.هي تشم كل وردة تبيعها

 
It smells good here!

El ri7a bnina houni!

!الريحة بنبنة هوني

 
This Extra Virgin Olive Oil smells excellent!

Hedha zit el zitouna el ndhou7 ri7to heyla!

!هذا زيت الزيتونة النضوح ريحتو هايلة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Smells” (verb) in Lebanese Arabic
 

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