“Look like” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nechbah

(You) Techbah

(You, plural) Techbhou

(He) Yechbah

(She) Techbah

(We) Nechbhou

(They) Yechbhou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نشبه (I)

تشبه (You)

تشبهو (You, plural)

يشبه (He)

تشبه (She)

نشبهو (We)

يشبهو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ll look like a tourist with this map in my hand.”

Bech nben keyeni touriste bel kharita f yedi.

.باش نبان كايني توريست بالخريطة في يدّي

 
“I wonder who you’ll look like when you put on your costume.”

Za3ma lchkoun bech tweli techbah ki telseb lebsa tanakoureya mte3ek.

.زعمة لشكون باش تولي تشبه كي تلبس اللبسة التنكرية متاعك

 
“You won’t look like your father when you’re older.”

Makech bech tweli techbah lbouk ki tekber.

.ماكش باش تولي تشبه لبوك كي تكبر

 
“You two look like each other. You’re very similar.”

Ntouma ezouz techbhou lb3adhkom. Yeser kif kif.

.نتوما الزوز تشبهو لبعضكم. ياسر كيف كيف

 
“Her hairstyle will look like the one in the magazine.”

Ch3arha bech yweli yechbah leli fel majala.

.شعرها باش يولّي يشبه للّي في المجلة

 
“My son will look like me when he grows up.”

Weldi bech yweli yechbahli ki yekber.

.ولدي باش يولّي يشبهلي كي يكبر

 
“He will look like a professional chef in his new uniform.”

Bech yweli yechbah l chef professional bel uniforme ejdid.

.باش يولي يشبه لشاف بروفيسيونال بالاونيفرم الجديد

 
“We will look like superheroes in these matching costumes.”

Bech njiw nechbhou lel les superheros bel 7weyej hedhom.

.باش نجيو نشبهو للاي سوبارهيرو بالحوايج هاذم

 
“They will look like their parents when they grow up.”

Bech yweliw yechbhou l omhom w bouhom ki yekbrou.

.باش يولّيو يشبهو لأمهم و بوهم كي يكبرو

 

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“Look” (future) in Tunisian Arabic