“Wearing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Wearing” (the verb, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) (m) Lebes

(I) (f) Lebsa

(You) (m) Lebes

(You) (f) Lebsa

(You, plural) Lebsin

(He) Lebes

(She) Lebsa

(We) Lebsin

(They) Lebsin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

لابس (m) (I)

لابسة (f) (I)

لابس (m) (You)

لابسة (f) (You)

لابسين (You, plural)

لابس (He)

لابسة (She)

لابسين (We)

لابسين (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m wearing the shirt and shorts I bought yesterday.”

(m) Lebes el maryoul wl short eli chrithom lbera7.

(f) Lebsa el maryoul wl short eli chrithom lbera7.

.لابس المريول و الشورت الّي شريتهم البارح (m)

.لابسة المريول و الشورت الّي شريتهم البارح (f)

 
“I’m not wearing my new dress right now.”

Manich lebsa el rouba jdida.

.منيش لابسة الروبة الجديدة

 
“What are you wearing to the event?”

(m) Chnowa lebes lel evenement?

(f) Chnowa lebsa lel evenement?

شنوّا لابس للافينمون؟ (m)

شنوّا لابسة للافينمون؟ (f)

 
“Why are you wearing a scarf? It’s warm.”

(m) Chbik leseb cache col? Denya skhouna.

(f) Chbik lesba cache col? Denya skhouna.

.شبيك لابس كاشكول؟ الدنيا سخونة (m)

.شبيك لابسة كاشكول؟ الدنيا سخونة (f)

 
“She’s wearing a dress today.”

Lebsa rouba lyoum.

.لابسة روبة اليوم

 
“My husband is the man wearing the black jacket over there.”

Rajli howa el rajel eli lebes jacket ka7la.

.راجلي هو الراجل الّي لابس جاكيت كحلة

 
“We are both wearing the same shirts!”

Na7na ezouz lebsin nafs el mrewel!

!نحنا الزوز لابسين نفس المراول

 
“Are the guys wearing suits or only collared shirts to the school dance?”

Yekhi lawled lebsin des costumes wala juste sweri lel 7afla mta3 el makteb?

ياخي الأولاد لابسين داي كوستوم ولّا جوست سواري للحفلة متاع المكتب؟

 

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