“Looking like” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Looking like” (the verb, in the present 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 look like you today.”

Nechbahlek lyoum.

.نشبهلك اليوم

 
“You don’t look like your father.”

Matechbehch lbouk.

.متشبهش لبوك

 
“You look like your father.”

Techbah l bouk.

.تشبه لبوك

 
“You two look like each other.”

Ntouma ezouz techbhou lb3adhkom.

.نتوما الزوز تشبهو لبعضكم

 
“You two are looking like someone from a TV show.”

(m) Techbhou l we7ed fi mousalsel.

(f) Techbhou l wa7da fi mousalsel.

.تشبهو لواحد في مسلسل (m)

.تشبهو لوحدة في مسلسل (f)

 
“He looks like my dad.”

Yechbah l baba.

.يشبه لبابا

 
“She’s not looking like a tourist.”

Matbenech keyenha touriste.

.متبانش كاينها توريست

 
“They look like twins.”

Yechbhou lb3adhhom keyenhom twema.

.يشبهو لبعضهم كاينهم توامة

 

Related phrases in Tunisian Arabic

“Look like” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Looks like” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic