“Whistles” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

By Aziz S. On May 27, 2024

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

(m) Yzafer

(f) Tzafer

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يزفر (m)

تزفر (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

Examples in sentences or statements

“He whistles well.”

Houa yzafer b behi.

.هو يزفر بالباهي

“He whistles to call his dog.”

Houa yzafer bch yjib kalbou.

.هو يزفر بش يجيب كلبه

“She always whistles tunes to herself.”

Hia dima tzafer wa7adha.

.هي ديما تزفر وحدها

“She whistles loudly.”

Hia tzafer b 9wiy.

.هي تزفر بالقوي

“The coach whistles for the team to gather.”

L coach yzafer bch ylem l’équipe.

.الكوتش يزفر بش يلم الأكيپ

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Aziz S. is a Tunisian citizen who has lived in Tunisia for over 20 years. His favourite Tunisian-based movie is على كف عفريت (3la kaf 3efrit); His favourite Tunisian food is Leblebi; And his favourite place in Tunisia is Sousse. He writes of the city along Tunisia's eastern coast, "I've lived almost 20 years in Sousse and I love its people and how friendly they are. The sea is also one of the best in the country and you get to meet new people there, tourists or natives."

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