“Ask” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nes2el

(You) Tes2el

(You, plural) Tes2lou

(He) Yes2el

(She) Tes2el

(We) Nes2lou

(They) Yes2lou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نسأل (I)

تسأل (You)

تسألو (You, plural)

يسأل (He)

تسأل (She)

نسألو (We)

يسألو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will ask.”

Ataw nes2el.

.أتو نسأل

 
“I will ask him.”

Ataw nes2lou.

.أتو نسألو

 
“I will ask her.”

Ataw nes2elha.

.أتو نسألها

 
“I’m not going to ask yet.”

Mazelt manich bech nes2el.

.مازلت منيش باش نسأل

 
“Are you going to ask?”

Bech tes2el?

باش تسأل؟

 
“When are you going to ask your mother?”

Wa9tech bech tes2lou omkom?

وقتاش باش تسألو أمّكم؟

 
“He went to the front to ask.”

Mche el 9odem bech yes2el.

.مشى لقدّام باش يسأل

 
“She is going to call and ask the airline.”

Heya bech totlob w tes2el cheriket el tayaran.

.هي باش تتطلب و تسأل شركة الطيران

 
“We will ask them.”

Ataw nes2louhom.

.أتو نسألوهم

 
“We will ask the neighbour.”

(m) Bech nes2lou el jar.

(f) Bech nes2lou el jara.

.باش نسألو الجار (m)

.باش نسألو الجارة (f)

 
“They are going to ask the neighbour.”

(m) Houma bech yes2lou el jar.

(f) Houma bech yes2lou el jara.

.هوما باش يسألو الجار (m)

.هوما باش يسألو الجارة (f)