“Spills” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Ykob

(f) Tkob

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 يكب (m)

 تكب (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He spills his drink when the cup is too full.”

Ykob kesou wa9t ykoun m3abi barcha.

.يكب كاسو وقت يكون معبي برشا

 
“She often spills drinks when she carries a heavy tray.”

Mokther el wa9t tkob el kisen wa9t thez siniya rzina.

.مكثر الوقت تكب الكيسان وقت تهز صينية رزينة

 
“He often spills the ingredients on the kitchen counter when he cooks.”

Mokther el wa9t ykob el moukawinet fou9 e r5ama mta3 el koujina wa9t ytayab.

.مكثر الوقت يكب المكونات فوق الرخامة متاع الكوجينة وقت يطيب

 
“The child spills food everywhere.”

E sghir ykob el mekla fi kol blasa.

.الصغير يكب الماكلة في كل بلاصة

 
“Give him a lid so that he doesn’t spill the drink.”

A3tih ghta bech maykobech el kes.

.أعطيه غطاء باش ما يكبش الكاس

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Spills” (third-person) in Greek