“Swims” (third-person) (verb) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(m) Y3om

(f) T3om

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يعوم (m)

 تعوم (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He swims everyday.”

Howa by3om kol yom.

.هو بيعوم كل يوم

 
“He swims four kilometres every day.”

Howa by3om 2rba3a kilometre kol yom.

.هو بيعوم اربعة كيلومتر كل يوم

 
“She swims every so often in the sea.”

Hya bt3om kol fin wa fin fi al ba7r.

.هى بتعوم كل فين وفين فى البحر

 
“My father swims a lot.”

Aboya by3om kteir.

.ابويا بيعوم كتير

 
“My sister swims very well!”

O5ty bt3om kewayes gdn!

!اختى بتعوم كويس جدا

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

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

“Swims” (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

“Swims” (third-person) (verb) in Turkish
 

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