“Light” (future) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Light” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Ncha3el
(You) Tcha3el
(You, plural) Tcha3lou
(He) Ycha3el
(She) Tcha3el
(We) Ncha3lou
(They) Ycha3lou
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
نشعّل (I)
تشعّل (You)
تشعّلو (You, plural)
يشعّل (He)
تشعّل (She)
نشعّلو (We)
يشعّلو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“I will light the room.”
Bech ncha3el el dhaw mta3 el bit.
.باش نشعّل الضو متاع البيت
“I’m going to light a cigarette.”
Bech ncha3el sigarou.
.باش نشعّل سيڨارو
“Can you light more candles?”
Tnajem tzid tcha3el cham3at okhrin?
تنجّم تزيد تشعّل شمعات أخرين؟
“The flashlight will light the room.”
El flash bech ydhawi el bit.
.الفلاش باش يضوّي البيت
“Can you light this with the matches?”
(masculine-based object) Tnajem tcha3el hedha bel w9ida?
(feminine-based object) Tnajem tcha3el hedhi bel w9ida?
تنجّم تشعّل هذا بالوقيدة؟ (masculine-based object)
تنجّم تشعّل هاذي بالوقيدة؟ (feminine-based object)
“Can you two light the candles on the tables? It’s 8pm.”
Tnajmou tcha3lou el chma3 eli fou9 el twewel? Tawa el thmanya mta3 el lil.
.تنجّمو تشعّلو الشمع الّي فوق الطواول؟ توّا الثمنية متاع الليل
“He is going to light the candles for his friend’s birthday cake.”
(when the friend is masculine) Howa bech ycha3el el chma3 fou9 gateau 3id miled sa7bou.
(when the friend is feminine) Howa bech ycha3el el chma3 fou9 gateau 3id miled sa7ebtou.
.هو باش يشعّل الشمع فوق ڨاتو عيد ميلاد صاحبو (when the friend is masculine)
.هو باش يشعّل الشمع فوق ڨاتو عيد ميلاد صاحبتو (when the friend is feminine)
“The mother will light the candles on the birthday cake.”
El om bech tcha3el el chma3 fou9 khobzet el gateau.
.الأم باش تشعّل الشمع فوق خبزة الڨاتو
“Can this flashlight create more light?”
El dhaw mta3 el flash hedha ynajem yzid ya9wa?
الضو متاع الفلاش هذا ينجم يزيد يقوى؟
“We are going to light candles.”
Bech ncha3lou chma3.
.باش نشعّلو شمع
“They are going to light candles on all the restaurant tables in a moment.”
Bech ycha3lou chma3 fou9 el twewel el kol mta3 el restaurat chwaya okhra.
.باش يشعّلو شمع فوق الطواول الكل متاع الريستورون شويّة أخرى
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