“They” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “They” is written using the Latin script as:

Houma

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هوما

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“They are here.”

Houma lahne.

.هوما لهنا

 
“They will be here soon.”

Houma 9rib youslou.

.هوما قريب يوصلو

 
“They told me the food will be ready in 5 minutes.”

Houma 9alouli eli el mekla bech ta7dher fi khamsa d9aye9.

.هوما قالولي الّي الماكلة باش تحضر في خمسة دقايق

 
“They are going to call a taxi for you.”

Houma bech yotlboulk taxi.

.هوما باش يطلبولك تاكسي

 
“They said they will come with us to the beach.”

Houma 9alou bech yjiw m3ana lel b7ar.

.هوما قالو باش يجيو معانا للبحر

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“They” in Egyptian Arabic