“Can you go…?” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Can you go…?” (the common phrase that preludes requesting someone to go somewhere for a particular purpose) is written using the Latin script as:

Tnajem temchi…?

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تنجم تمشي…؟

Listen to this phrase pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Can you go to the store and pick up some milk?”

Tnajem temchi lel 7anout w tjib 7lib?

تنجم تمشي للحانوت و تجيب حليب؟

 
“Can you go pick up the kids soon?”

Tnajem temchi tjib essghar ba3d chwaya?

تنجم تمشي تجيب الصّغار بعد شوية؟

 
“Can you go to your parents and help them move a TV?”

Tnajem temchi lbouk w ommek w t3awenhom ybadlou blaset el talvza?

تنجم تمشي لبوك و أمّك و تعاونهم يبدلو بلاصة التلفزة؟

 
“Can you go upstairs and close the windows?”

Tnajem temchi lel ta9 lfou9ani w tsakkar echbebek?

تنجم تمشي للطاق الفوقاني و تسكّر الشبابك؟

 
“Can you go over to the neighbour’s and ask them?”

Tnajem temchi lel jiren w tes2alhom?

تنجم تمشي للجيران و تسألهم؟