“Lets” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Y5alli

(f) T5alli

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يخلّي (m)

تخلّي (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“He lets his friend use his car whenever he needs it.”

Howa y5alli sa7bou yesta3mel karhabtou wa9t yesta9ha.

.هو يخلّي صاحبو يستعمل كرهبتو وقت يستحقها

 

“She always lets her sister borrow her clothes.”

Hiya dima t5alli o5tha ttsallef men 3andha dbachha.

.هي ديما تخلّي أختها تتسلّف من عندها دبشها

 

“My sister lets her kids watch TV before bedtime.”

O5ti t5alli s8arha yetfarjou fel talvza 9bal ennoum.

.أحتي تخلّي صغارها يتفرجو في التلفزة قبل النوم

 

“My husband lets me choose what restaurant to go to whenever we go out.”

Rajli y5allini ne5tar el restaurant elli bech nemchiwlou win ma njiw 5arjin.

.راجلي يخلّيني نختار الريستورون إلّي باش نمشيولو وين ما نجيو خارجين

 

“(university context) This professor lets students use their phones during class.”

El prof y5alli etudianetou yesta3mlou telifounethom wa9t el cours.

.البروف يخلّي إيتيدياناتو يستعملو تاليفوناتهم وقت الكور