“Owed” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Selt

(You) Selt

(You, plural) Seltou

(He) Sel

(She) Selet

(We) Selna

(They) Selou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سلت (I)

سلت (You)

سلتوا (You, plural)

سال (He)

سالت (She)

سلنا (We)

سالوا (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I owed some money on my credit card but I paid it off.”

Lcarta saletni flous ama 5alastha.

.الكارطة سالتني فلوس أما خلصتها

 
“How much did you owe?”

9adech kont mousel?

قداش كنت مسال؟

 
“Do you still owe any money?”

Mazelt mousel f flous?

مازلت مسال في فلوس؟

 
“How much did you two owe the bank?”

9adech lbanka saltkom ntouma ezouz?

قداش البنك سالتكم أنتم الزوز؟

 
“He owed me 30 dinars.”

Ena seltou 30 dinars.

.أنا سلتو 30 دينار

 
“She paid me the 200 dinars she owed me.”

Hia 5alsetni l 200 dinars l ena seltha.

.هي خلصتني في ال200 دينار إلي أنا سلتها

 
“We owed the bank a bit of money but paid them.”

Lbanka saletna f chwaya flous ama 5alasnehom.

.البنك سالتنا في فلوس أما خلصناهم