“Count” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Ne7seb

(You) Te7seb

(You, plural) Te7sbou

(He) Ye7seb

(She) Te7seb

(We) Ne7sbou

(They) Ye7sbou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نحسب (I)

تحسب (You)

تحسبو (You, plural)

يحسب (He)

تحسب (She)

نحسبو (We)

يحسبو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will count them up.”

(singular) Taw ne7sebhom.

(plural) Taw ne7sbouhom.

.تو نحسبهم (singular)

.تو نحسبوهم (plural)

 
“Can you count to 100 in Tunisian Arabic?”

(singular) Tnajem te7seb lel mya bettounsi?

(plural) Tnajmou te7sbou lel mya bettounsi?

تنجم تحسب للمية بالتونسي؟ (singular)

تنجمو تحسبو للمية بالتونسي؟ (plural)

 
“Can you two count these?”

Tnajmou te7sbouhom?

تنجمو تحسبوهم؟

 
“He is going to count the boxes.”

Bech ye7seb essneda9.

.بش يحسب الصنادق

 
“She is going to count how many papers we have left.”

Bech te7seb 9adesh 9a3doulna wra9.

.بش تحسب قداش قعدولنا وراق

 
“We will count them.”

Bech ne7sbouhom.

.بش نحسبوهم

 
“They are going to count how many tomatoes are available.”

Bech ye7sbou 9adesh mazelet men ka3ba tmatem.

.بش يحسبو قداش مازالت من كعبة طماطم