 “dads” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “dads”(in English)      Dad                                                    بَابَا                          baba  My dad works as a mailman.             بَابَا يخدم بوسطاجي. baba y5dm bwstjy.                                           father, dad                                                    وَالِدْ                          walid  Fahmi's dad works as a doctor.             والد فهمي يخدم طبيب wld fhmy y5dm tbyb                                           same generation, contemporaries                                                                           نَفْسْ الجِنِيرَاسْيُونْ                          nafs jiniyrasyouwn  My dad and your dad are from the same generation.             بابا و بوك من نفس الجنيراسيون bb w bwk mn nfs jnyrsywn                                           compassionate, merciful person                                                                           شَفِيقْ                          chafiy9  My dad is really compassionate with us.  بابا شفيق برشة علينا bb chfy9 brch 3lyn                                           to go toward                                                                           قْصَدْ                          9sad  My dad left an went to work.  بابا قصد ربي للخدمة bb 9sd rby ll5dm                                           to have a follow-up with the doctor                                                                           عْمَلْ كُونْتْرُولْ                          3mal kouwntrouwl  My dad went back for a follow-up at the doctor's office.  بابا  رجع عمل كونترول عند الطبيب bb  rj3 3ml kwntrwl 3nd tbyb                                           to visit a sick person                                                                           عَادْ                          3ad  My dad went to visit his friend in the hospital.  بابا مشى عاد  صاحبو في السبيطار bb mcha 3d  s7bw fy sbytr                                           commander                                                                           كْمَانْدَا                          kmanda  My dad is a commander in the army.  بابا يخدم كماندا في الجيش bb y5dm kmnd fy jych                                           someone who follows, keeps up with                                                                           مُتَابِعْ                          moutabi3  My dad follows all the news.  بَابَا مُتَابِعْ لِلأخْبَارْ الكُلْ baba moutabi3 lil25bar lkoul                                           contacts, knows people                                                                           مَعَارِفْ                          ma3arif  My dad has a lot of contacts with the police.  بابا عندو برشة معارف في الحاكم bb 3ndw brch m3rf fy l7km                                           to hunt, fish                                                                           إصطاد                          2istd  My dad wants to fish.             بابا يحب يصطاد الحوت bb y7b ystd l7wt                                           sweets, candy                                                                           بُونْبُونْ                          bouwnbouwn  My dad bought me candy and chocolate.             بابا اشريلي بونبون و شكلاطة bb chryly bwnbwn w chklt                                           to beg, ask for                                                                           أَلَحْ عْلِيهْ                          2ala7 3liyh  Samir begged his dad to give him money.  سمير ألح على بوه باش يعطيه فلوس smyr 2l7 3la bwh bch y3tyh flws                                           traditional robe for men                                                                           جِبَّة                          jibba  My dad wears a traditional robe in the summer because it's hot and the robe is comfortable for him.             بابا في الصيف يلبس جبّة خاتر الدنيا سخونة و هيّا ترتحو bb fy syf ylbs jbb 5tr dny s5wn w hyya trt7w                                           to butcher, chop                                                                           جَزِّرْ                          jazzir  My dad butchered the sheep during the Sacrifice Holiday.             بَابَا جَزِّرْ العَلّوُشْ فِي عِيدْ الإِضْحَى baba jazzir l3allwouch fiy 3iyd l2iidh7aa                                           with respect, distantly                                                                           بِالقْدَرْ                          bil9dar  My dad and I respect each other a lot.             أنا و بابا بِالقْدَرْ، نحترمو برشة. 2n w bb bil9dar, n7trmw brch.                                           to gather, collect                                                                           جَمَّعْ                          jamma3  Dad got all his friends together and invited them to dinner.             بابا جمّع اصحابو الكل و استدعاهم عالعشاء bb jmm3 s7bw lkl w std3hm 3l3ch2                                           all, together                                                                           جْمِيعْ                          jmiy3  My mom, aunt, dad and uncle all came together.             أمي و خالتي و بابا و راجل خالتي جاو جميع 2my w 5lty w bb w rjl 5lty jw jmy3                                           gendarme                                                                           جَنْدَارْمِي                          jandarmiy  My dad works in the gendarme.             بابا يخدم جندارمي bb y5dm jndrmy                                           even me                                                                           حَتَّا أَنَا                          7atta 2ana  Even I know how to drive a car like Dad.             حتا انا نعرف نسوق كرهبة كيف بابا 7t n n3rf nsw9 krhb kyf bb                                           to be proud of                                                                           إِفْتَخِرْ                          2iifta5ir  Dad was proud of me after I got a good grade in the high school exam.             بابا إفتخر بيا بعد ماجبت معدل باهي في الباك bb 2ift5r by b3d mjbt m3dl bhy fy lbk                                           to be jealous                                                                           حْسِدْ                          7sid  He was jealous of his brother because of the house his dad gave him.             حسد خوه على الدار لي بوه عطاهالو 7sd 5wh 3la dr ly bwh 3thlw                                           to be convinced                                                                           إقِتَنَعْ                          2i9itana3  Dad was convinced that he should sell the car and buy a new one.             بابا إقتنع باش يبيع الكرهبة و يشري كرهبة جديدة bb 2i9tn3 bch yby3 lkrhb w ychry krhb jdyd                                           to devise a plan, be sneaky                                                                           كَمْبِسْ                          kambis  Walid devised a plan to steal money from his dad.             وليد كمبس باش يسرق فلوس من عند بوه wlyd kmbs bch ysr9 flws mn 3nd bwh                                           to know, have knowledge                                                                           دْرَى                          draa  Dad understood things and forgave me.             بابا درى بالحكاية و سامحني bb dra bl7ky w sm7ny                                           he always does the same thing                                                                           دِيمَا يَعْمِلْ نَفْسْ الحَاجَة                          diyma ya3mil nafs l7aja  My dad always does the same thing in the morning; he has coffee and a glass of juice and reads the newspaper.             في الصباح بابا ديما يعمل نفس الحاجة,قهوة و كاس عصير و يقرا جريدة fy sb7 bb dym y3ml nfs l7j,9hw w ks 3syr w y9r jryd                                           to come back to life, be resurrected                                                                           رْجَعْ لِلْدُنْيَا                          rja3 lildounya  When your brother Aymed grew up, it was as if your dad came back to life.             عماد خوك كي كبر ولى تقول بابا رجع للدنيا 3md 5wk ky kbr wla t9wl bb rj3 lldny                                           a drunkard, alcoholic                                                                           شِرِّيبْ                          chirriyb  His dad is a drunkard and he always comes home drunk.             بوه شرّيب وديما يروحلهم شارب bwh chrryb wdym yrw7lhm chrb                                           to ask for permission                                                                           طْلَبْ الِإذْنْ                          tlab li2ithn  He asked his dad for permission.             طْلَبْ الِإذْنْ من بوه tlab li2ithn mn bwh                                           to encourage someone, lift up someone's spirits                                                                           هِزْلُو المُورَالْ                          hizlouw lmouwral  My friend's dad died; I need to go to him and encourage him because he's really sad.             صاحبي بوه توفّى. لازمني نمشي بحذاه و نهِزْلُو المُورَالْ خاطرو حزين برشة. s7by bwh twffa. lzmny nmchy b7thh w nhizlouw lmouwral 5trw 7zyn brch.                                           allowance                                                                           جِرَايَة                          jiraya  My dad is an old man; he gets a retirement allowance.             بابا راجل كبير ياخو في جراية التقاعد bb rjl kbyr y5w fy jry t93d                                           valuable, significant                                                                           غَالِي                          ghaliy  My dad is very valuable to me.  بابا غالي برشة على قلبي bb ghly brch 3la 9lby                                           to shake, shiver                                                                           بَدْنْ يِرْڨِلْ                          badn yirgil  When he got angry with me, Dad started to yell and my body was shaking.             وقتلّي تغشّش عليّا بابا و بدى يعيّط بَدْنِي ولّى يِرْڨِلْ. w9tlly tghchch 3lyya bb w bda y3yyt badniy wlla yirgil.                                           he's going to die of happiness                                                                           بِشْ إمُوتْ مِلْ الفَرْحَة                          bich 2imouwt mil lfar7a  The kid is going to die of happiness because his dad bought him a bike.             الوليّد بِشْ إمُوتْ مِلْ الفَرْحَة على خاطر بوه شرالو بسكلات. lwlyyd bich 2imouwt mil lfar7a 3la 5tr bwh chrlw bsklt.                                           what, that                                                                           مَا                          ma  This is what your dad told me.             هذا ما قالي بوك hth m 9ly bwk                                           getting ready to, about to, intending to                                                                           مُقْبِلْ                          mou9bil  My dad is getting ready in the living room.             بابا مقيل في بيت الصالة bb m9yl fy byt sl                                           extremely tired                                                                           مْكَبْكِبْ                          mkabkib  My dad is extremely tired and sick.             بابا مريض مْكَبْكِبْ bb mrydh mkabkib                                           almost 40 years old, nearly over the hill                                                                           مْكَهِّبْ عَلَى الأَرْبْعِينْ                          mkahhib 3alaa l2arb3iyn  My dad is almost forty.             بابا مْكَهِّبْ عَلَى الأَرْبْعِينْ bb mkahhib 3alaa l2arb3iyn                                           always thinking about something, something always on one's mind                                                                           مْوَسْوِسْ                          mwaswis  My dad is always thinking about something.             بابا مْوَسْوِسْ bb mwaswis                                           to make somebody enjoy himself                                                                           شَيَّخْ                          chayya5  His dad let him enjoy himself with money.             بوه مشيخو بالفلوس bwh mchy5w blflws