“Called” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Kallamt

(You) Kallamt

(You, plural) Kallamtou

(He) Kallam

(She) Kallmet

(We) Kallamna

(They) Kallmou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كلّمت (I)

كلّمت (You)

كلّمتو (You, plural)

كلّم (He)

كلّمت (She)

كلّمنا  (We)

كلّمو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I called my classmate to ask about the homework.”

(m) Kallamt weld classi bech nas2lou 3al 5edma li 3anna.

(f) Kallamt bent classi bech nas2alha 3al 5edma li 3anna.

.كلّمت ولد كلاسي بش نسألو عالخدمة اللّي عنّا (m)

.كلّمت بنت كلاسي بش نسألها عالخدمة اللّي عنّا (f)

 
“I didn’t call you last night because I fell asleep early.”

Makallamtekch lbera7 fellil 5ater r9adt bekri.

.ماكلّمتكش البارح في اللّيل خاتر رقدت بكري

 
“Did you call your parents last night?”

Kallamt ommek w bouk lbera7 fellil?

كلّمت أمّك و بوك البارح في اللّيل؟

 
“Why did you two call us?”

3lech kallamtouna entouma ezzouz?

علاش كلّمتونا انتوما الزوز؟

 
“He called his brother as soon as he came home.”

Kallam 5ouh doub mawsel leddar.

.كلّم خوه دوب ماوصل للدّار

 
“She called her parents yesterday.”

Kallmet ommha w bouha lbera7.

.كلّمت أمّها و بوها البارح

 
“We called the doctor to schedule an appointment.”

Kallamna ettbib bech ne5dhou rendez-vous.

.كلّمنا الطبيب بش ناخذو روندي فو

 
“They called us to arrange a meeting.”

Kallmouna bech ya3mlou m3ana ejtime3.

.كلّمونا بش يعملو معانا اجتماع

 

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