“Flew” (transportation) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Flew” (the verb, as in transportation by flying, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Sefert

(You) Sefert

(You, plural) Sefertou

(He) Sefer

(She) Sefret

(We) Seferna

(They) Sefrou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سافرت (I)

سافرت (You)

سافرتوا (You, plural)

سافر (He)

سافرت (She)

سافرنا (We)

سافروا (They)

(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, the translation of transportation by flying is different from the translation of something that is flying (e.g. Like a bird).)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I flew a lot this year.”

Sefert barcha sne.

.سافرت برشا السنة

 
“I didn’t fly to Canada last year”

Sefertech l Canada 3amnewl.

.سافرتش إلى كندا عامناول

 
“You flew to Tunisia last year.”

Enti sefert l tounes 3amnewl.

.إنت سافرت إلى تونس عامناول

 
“Why are you two flying instead of driving?”

3lech ntouma zouz sefertou f blaset tsou9ou?

علاش أنتم الزوز سافرتوا في بلاصة تسوقوا؟

 
“Where is he flying to?”

L win sefer?

إلى أين سافر؟

 
“He flew to the USA last week.”

Houa sefer l america jom3a l fetet.

.هو سافر إلى أمريكا الجمعة إلي فاتت

 

“She flew there yesterday.“

Hia sefret ghadika lbere7.

.هي سافرت غاديكا البارح

 
“She didn’t fly home this semester.”

Hia sefretch l bled semestre hetha.

.هي سافرتش للبلاد السماستر هذا

 
“We didn’t fly in economy. We flew in business.”

A7na sefernech 3l economy. A7na seferna 3l business.

.أحنا سافرناش على الإكونومي. أحنا سافرنا على البزنس

 
“They flew at different hours.”

Houma sefrou f sweye3 mo5talfa.

.هوما سافروا في سوايع مختلفة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Flew” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

“Flew” (past) (verb) in Turkish