“Are you saying…?” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Are you saying…?” is written using the Latin script as:

To9sed…?

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تقصد…؟

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Are you saying you are not coming to the beach with us?”

(m) To9sed makech mechi m3ana lel b7ar?

(f) To9sed makech mechiya m3ana lel b7ar?

تقصد ماكش ماشي معانا للبحر؟ (m)

تقصد ماكش ماشية معانا للبحر؟ (f)

 
“Are you saying you won’t be able to make it to the meeting on time?”

To9sed makech bech tnajem tji lel ejtime3 fel wa9t?

تقصد ماكش باش تنجم تجي للاجتماع في الوقت؟

 
“Are you saying you haven’t received my email?”

To9sed maweslekch l email mte3y?

تقصد ماوصلكش الإيميل متاعي؟

 
“Are you saying we should turn left?”

To9sed ndourou 3al lisar?

تقصد ندورو على اليسار؟

 
“Are you saying you won’t be attending the event?”

To9sed mouch bech ta7dhar lel événement?

تقصد موش باش تحضر للإيفينمون؟