“Joking” (present) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Joking” (the verb, in the present 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’m just joking.”

Nfadlek.

.نفدلك

 
“No, I’m not joking. I’m serious.”

Manich nfadlek. Nahki bjaddi.

.مانيش نفدلك. نحكي بجدي

 
“Are you joking?”

Tfadlek?

تفدلك؟

 
“Are you two being serious or are you joking?”

Ta7kiw bjaddkom walla tfadlkou?

تحكيو بجدكم ولا تفدلكو؟

 
“He is joking about the funny video he just saw.”

Yetma93ar 3al video elli chefou taw.

.يتمقعر عالفيديو اللي شافو تو

 
“She is joking with her friends.”

Tfadlek m3a s7abha.

.تفدلك مع صحابها

 
“We are joking.”

Nfadlkou.

.نفدلكو

 
“They are joking about their childhood memories.”

Yfadlkou 3la dhekrayet toufoulethom.

.يفدلكو على ذكريات طفولتهم