“Packing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) (m) Ga3ed nlem

(I) (f) Ga3da nlem

(You) (m) Ga3ed ylem

(You) (f) Ga3da tlem

(You, plural) Ga3din tlemou

(He) Ga3ed ylem

(She) Ga3da tlem

(We) Ga3din nlemou

(They) Ga3din ylemou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قاعد نلم (m) (I)

قاعدة نلم (f) (I)

قاعد يلم (m) (You)

قاعدة تلم (f) (You)

قاعدين تلمّوا (You, plural)

قاعد يلم (He)

قاعدة تلم (She)

قاعدين نلمّوا (We)

قاعدين يلمّوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I am packing right now.

Hani ga3da nlem tawa.

.هاني قاعدة نلم توّا

 
I am not packing my luggage yet. I’m going to check the weather first.

Mazelt manich ga3da nlem tawa. Hata nchouf ta9es lowel.

.مازلت مانيش قاعدة نلم توّا. حتى نشوف الطقس لول

 
Are you still packing?

Ya5i mazelt ga3ed tlem?

ياخي مازلت قاعد تلم؟

 
Why aren’t you packing?

Chbik mekch ga3ed tlem?

شبيك ماكش قاعد تلم؟

 
Are you two packing?

Ya5i ga3din tlemou elzouz?

ياخي قاعدين تلمّوا الزوز؟

 
He is in his room packing his gym bag right now.

Haw fe bitou tawa ga3ed ylem f sac sport mta3ou.

.هاو في بيتو قتعد يلم في صاك سبور متاعو

 
She is packing the towels right now.

Tawa ga3da tlem fe mnachefha.

.توّا قاعدة تلم في مناشفها

 
We are still packing our luggages.

Mazelna ga3din nlemou f valisetna.

.مازلنا قاعدين نلمّوا في فاليزاتنا

 
They are packing their toothbrushes right now.

Tawa ga3din ylemou fe les brosses à dent ma3hom.

.توّا قاعدين يلمّو في لاي بروس أدون متاعهم

 

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