“Steeps” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yarmi

(f) Tarmi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 يرمي (m)

 ترمي (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He steeps the tea slowly.”

Yarmi ettey bechwaya.

.يرمي التاي بشويّة

 
“He steeps chamomile every night.”

Ya3mal tisane kol lila.

.يعمل تيزان كل ليلة

 
“My dad steeps herbs in hot water every morning.”

Baba yarmi 7cheyech fi mé s5oun kol sbe7.

.بابا يرمي حشايش في ماء سخون كل صباح

 
“My mother doesn’t like to steep the tea a lot.”

Ommi mat7ebech tarmi ettey barcha.

.أمي ماتحبّش ترمي التاي برشا

 
“She steeps herbs into milk and makes creams.”

Yarmi 7cheyech m3a l 7lib w ya3mel krima.

.يرمي حشايش مع الحليب و يعمل كريمة