“Drinking” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) (m) 9e3ed nochrob (9a3ed nochrob)

(I) (f) 9e3da nochrob (9a3da nochrob)

(You) (m) 9e3ed tochrob (9a3ed tochrob)

(You) (f) 9e3da tochrob (9a3da tochrob)

(You, plural) 9e3din tochrbou (9a3din tochrbou)

(He) 9e3ed yochrob (9a3ed yochrob)

(She) 9e3da tochrob (9a3da tochrob)

(We) 9e3din nochrbou (9a3din nochrbou)

(They) 9e3din yochrbou (9a3din yochrbou)

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قاعد نشرب (m) (I)

قاعدة نشرب (f) (I)

قاعد تشرب (m) (You)

قاعدة تشرب (f) (You)

قاعدين تشربو (You, plural)

قاعد يشرب (He)

قاعدة تشرب (She)

قاعدين نشربو (We)

قاعدين يشربو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am drinking a glass of water.”

(m) 9e3ed nochrob fi kes ma.

(f) 9e3da nochrob fi kes ma.

.قاعد نشرب في كاس ماء (m)

.قاعدة نشرب في كاس ماء (f)

 
“Are you drinking coffee or tea?”

(m) 9e3ed tochrob fi 9ahwa walla tey?

(f) 9e3da tochrob fi 9ahwa walla tey?

قاعد تشرب في قهوة ولا تاي؟ (m)

قاعدة تشرب في قهوة ولا تاي؟ (f)

 
“What are you drinking?”

(m) Fi chnou 9e3ed tochrob?

(f) Fi chnou 9e3da tochrob?

 في شنو قاعد تشرب؟ (m)

في شنو قاعدة تشرب؟ (f)

 
“What kind of juice are you two drinking?”

Chnowa naw3 el jus elli 9e3din tochrbou fih?

شنوة نوع الجي اللي قاعدين تشربو فيه؟

 
“He is drinking his morning coffee right now.”

9e3ed yochrob fi 9ahwet essbe7 taw.

.قاعد يشرب في قهوة الصباح تو

 
“She is drinking.”

9e3da tochrob.

.قاعدة تشرب

 
“We are drinking water.”

9e3din nochrbou fel ma.

.قاعدين نشربو في الماء

 
“The kids are in the kitchen drinking juice.”

Essghar 9e3din yochrbou fel jus fel koujina.

.الصغار قاعدين يشربو في الجي في الكوجينة

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Drink” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Drinks” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Drank” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Drinking” (present) in Greek

“Drinking” (present) in Turkish
 

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