“Nap” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N9ayel

(You) T9ayel

(You, plural) T9aylou

(He) Y9ayel

(She) T9ayel

(We) N9aylou

(They) Y9aylou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقيّل (I)

تقيّل (You)

تقيّلو (You, plural)

يقيّل (He)

تقيّل (She)

نقيّلو (We)

يقيّلو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am going to nap once I get home from work.”

Bech n9ayel doub manousel ledar mel khedma.

.بش نقيّل دوب ما نوصل للدار مالخدمة

 
“I am not going to nap today.”

Mouch bech n9ayel lyoum.

.موش بش نقيّل اليوم

 
“I’m going to take the kids for a nap.”

Bech nhez essghar y9aylou.

.بش نهز الصغار يقيّلو

 
“At what time do the kids usually nap?”

Wa9tech essghar y9aylou el3ada?

وقتاش الصغار يقيّلو العادة؟

 
“Are you going to nap this afternoon?”

Bech t9ayel lyoum fel 9ayla?

بش تقيّل اليوم في القايلة؟

 
“Are you two going to nap later?”

Bech t9aylou mba3d?

بش تقيّلو مبعد؟

 
“He is going to nap after lunch.”

Bech y9ayel ba3d leftour.

.بش يقيّل بعد الفطور

 
“She said she is going to nap for an hour.”

9alet elli hya bech t9ayel swi3a.

.قالت اللي هي بش تقيّل سويعة

 
“We’re going to go for a nap.”

Bech nemchiw n9aylou.

.بش نمشيو نقيّلو

 
“Let’s go for a nap.”

Haya nemchiw n9aylou.

.هيا نمشيو نقيّلو