“Whispers” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Ywachwech

(f) Twachwech

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يوشوش (m)

توشوش (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She whispers a lot during movies.”

Twachwech barcha ki tetfarej 3la film.

.توشوش يرشا كي تتفرج في فيلم

 
“He whispers a lot during class.”

Ywachwech barcha fel 9esm.

.يوشوش برشا في القسم

 
“She whispers so loudly!”

Twachwech bel9wey!

!توشوش بالقوي

 
“The father whispers when his child is sleeping.”

(when the child is masculine) El bou ywachwech ki yabda weldou re9ed.

(when the child is feminine) El bou ywachwech ki tabda bentou re9da.

.البو يوشوش كي يبدى ولدو راقد (when the child is masculine)

.البو يوشوش كي تبدى بنتو راقدة (when the child is feminine)

 
“She whispers a lot to her sister at the dining room table.”

Twachwech barcha lokhtha fi tawlet lftour.

.توشوش برشا لأختها في طاولة الفطور

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Whispers” (third-person) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic