“Joke” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nfadlek

(You) Tfadlek

(You, plural) Tfadlkou

(He) Yfadlek

(She) Tfadlek

(We) Nfadlkou

(They) Yfadlkou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نفدلك (I)

تفدلك (You)

تفدلكو (You, plural)

يفدلك (He)

تفدلك (She)

نفدلكو (We)

يفدلكو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will joke with her and make her laugh.”

Bech nfadlek m3aha lin tadh7ak.

.بش نفدلك معاها لين تضحك

 
“I am sure you are going to joke about the funny video you saw online.”

Na3raf elli enty bech tet 3al video li ydha7ak li choftou fl internet.

.نعرف اللي انتي بش تفدلك عالفيديو اللي يضحّك اللي شفتو في الانترنات

 
“I am sure you two are going to joke about this later!”

Na3raf elli entom bch tfadlkou 3liha la7keya mba3d!

!نعرف اللي انتم بش تفدلكو عليها الحكاية مبعد

 
“He wants to joke about the funny video he saw earlier.”

Y7eb yfadlek 3al video elli ydha7ak elli chefou 9bila.

.يحب يفدلك عالفيديو اللي يضحك اللي شافو قبيلة

 
“I am sure she is going to joke about the silly mistake I made during class earlier.”

Na3raf elli hya bch tfadlek 3al ghalta etefha elli 3meltha fl class 9bila.

.نعرف اللي هي بش تفدلك عالغلطة التافهة اللي عملتها في الكلاس قبيلة

 
“Let’s finish working. We can joke later.”

Haya nkamlou lkhedma. Taw nfadlkou mba3d.

.هيا نكملو الخدمة. تو نفدلكو مبعد