“Write” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Write” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Nekteb

(You) Tekteb

(You, plural) Tektbou

(He) Yekteb

(She) Tekteb

(We) Nektbou

(They) Yektbou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نكتب (I)

تكتب (You)

تكتبو (You, plural)

يكتب (He)

تكتب (She)

نكتبو (We)

يكتبو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will write it out.”

Ataw nektbha.

.أتو نكتبها

 
“I can write in Tunisian Arabic.”

Ena enajem nekteb b Tounsi.

.أنا انجّم نكتب بالتونسي

 
“Can you write in Tunisian Arabic?”

Tnajem tekteb bel Tounsi?

تنجّم تكتب بالتونسي؟

 
“Can you write out the sentence?”

Tnajem tekteb el jomla?

تنجّم تكتب الجملة؟

 
“Can you write down the phone number?”

Tnajem tekteb noumrou el telifoun?

تنجّم تكتب نومرو التليفون؟

 
“Can you two write out your food orders on this piece of paper?”

Tnajmou tektbou chnowa t7ebou teklou fi el war9a hedhi?

تنجّمو تكتبو شنوّا تحبو تاكلو في الورقة هاذي؟

 
“He’s going to write it down.”

Howa bech yektbha.

.هو باش يكتبها

 
“She can write using the Arabic script.”

Heya tnajem tekteb bel 3arbi.

.هي تنجّم تكتب بالعربي

 
“We will write the directions down on this piece of paper.”

Ataw nektbou el etijehet fi el war9a hedhi.

.أتو نكتبو الاتجاهات في الورقة هاذي

 
“They will write the directions down for you.”

Bech yektboulek el etijehet.

.باش يكتبولك الاتجاهات

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Write” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

“Write” (future) in Greek

“Write” (future) in Turkish