“Fold” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Netwi

(You) Tetwi

(You, plural) Tetwiw

(He) Yetwi

(She) Tetwi

(We) Netwiw

(They) Yetwiw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نطوي (I)

تطوي (You)

تطويو (You, plural)

يطوي (He)

 تطوي (She)

نطويو (We)

يطويو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am going to fold the papers so they can fit in my bag.”

Bech netwi el awra9 bch ynajmou yjiw fi saci.

.بش نطوي الأوراق بش ينجمو يجيو في ساكي

 
“I am not going to fold the laundry now.”

Manich bech netwi el saboun tawa.

.مانيش بش نطوي الصابون توا

 
“When are you going to fold the laundry?”

Wa9teh bch tetwi el saboun?

وقتاه بش تطوي الصابون؟

 
“When are you two going to fold your clothes and organise your rooms?”

Wa9teh entouma zouz bch tetwiw 7weyejkom w tnadhmou byoutkom?

وقتاه أنتوما الزوز بش تطويو حوايجكم و تنظمو بيوتكم؟

 
“He is going to fold the letter and put it in the envelope.”

Howa bech yetwi el lettre w y7otha fel jweb.

.و يحطها في الجواب lettreهو بش يطوي ال

 
“She said she is going to fold the laundry later.”

9alet bch tetwi el saboun mba3ed.

.قالت بش تطوي الصابون مبعد

 
“We are going to fold the towels.”

Bech netwiw el mnechef.

.بش نطويو المناشف

 
“They are going to fold the napkins and place them on the table.”

Bech yetwiw el mnedel w y7otohom 3al tawla.

.بش يطويو المنادل و يحطوهم على الطاولة