“Allow” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Bech n5alli

(You) Bech t5alli

(You, plural) Bech t5alliw

(He) Bech y5alli

(She) Bech t5alli

(We) Bech n5alliw

(They) Bech y5alliw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

باش نخلّي (I)

باش تخلّي (You)

باش تخلّيو (You, plural)

باش يخلّي (He)

باش تخلّي (She)

باش نخلّيو (We)

باش يخلّيو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I can allow two of you in right now.”

Ena nejem n5allikom ezzouz tod5lo taw.

.أنا نجّم نخلّيكم الزوز تدخلو تو

 
“I will allow only two answers each to the questions.”

Ena bech n5alli ken zouz ijebet lkol sou2el.

.أنا باش نخلّي كان زوز إجابات لكل سؤال

 
“I won’t allow that!”

(m) Ena manich bech n5allih!

(f) Ena manich bech n5alliha!

!أنا مانيش باش نخلّيه (m)

!أنا مانيش باش نخلّيها (f)

 
“Smoking isn’t allowed here.”

El do5an mamnou3 houni.

.الدخان ممنوع هوني

 
“You’re not allowed to go in there.”

Mouch masmou7lek tod5ol houni.

.موش مسموحلك تدخل هوني

 
“Kids, if you both do your chores we will allow you to go and play after.”

Ya s8ar, idha entom ezzouz 5demto 5edmetkom bech n5alliwkom temchiw tela3bo ba3d.

.يا صغار، إذا انتم الزوز خدمتو خدمتكم باش نخلّيوكم تمشيو تلعبو بعد

 
“The teacher will allow us to reference our textbooks during the test.”

El prof bech y5allina nesta3mlo el kotb mte3na wa9t l devoir.

.البروف باش يخلّينا نستعملوالكتب متاعنا وقت الدفوار

 
“We will allow you to go out tonight if you have your bedroom and kitchen clean.”

A7na bech n5alliwek to5rej ellila idha t5alli bitek w koujintek ndhaf.

.أحنا باش نخلّيوك تخرج الليلة إذا تخلّي بيتك وكوجينتك نظاف