“Play” (instrument or band) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Play” (the verb, as in playing an instrument or in a band, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Na3zef

(You) Ta3zef

(You, plural) Ta3ezfou

(He) Ya3zef

(She) Ta3zef

(We) Na3ezfou

(They) Ya3ezfou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نعزف (I)

تعزف (You)

تعزفو (You, plural)

يعزف (He)

تعزف (She)

نعزفو (We)

يعزفو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I want to learn to play an instrument.”

N7eb net3alem na3zef 3la instrument.

.نحب نتعلم نعزف على أنسترومون

 
“I won’t play the piano because it’s out of tune.”

Manich bech na3zef 3al piano 3la khatrou mouch m3adel.

.مانيش باش نعزف على البيانو على خاطرو موش معدّل

 
“Will you play the drums during the performance?”

Bech ta3zef 3la el battrie fel 3ardh?

باش تعزف على الباتري في العرض؟

 
“How will you two play the saxophone?”

Kifech bech ta3ezfou el saxophone?

كيفاش باش تعزفو الساكسوفون؟

 
“He’ll play the trumpet in a jazz band.”

Bech ya3zef el bou9 fi groupe mta3 jazz.

.باش يعزف البوق في قروب متاع جاز

 
“She won’t play the flute. She’ll play the violin.”

Mahich bech ta3zef el nay. Bech ta3zef el violon.

.ماهيش باش تعزف الناي. باش تعزف الفيولون

 
“We’re going to play the guitar and sing at the talent show.”

Bech na3ezfou 3al guitar w nghaniw f barnemej el maweheb.

.باش نعزفو على القيتار و نغنيو في برنامج المواهب

 
“They’ll play the keyboard for the school choir.”

Bech ya3ezfou 3al clavier lel choral mta3 lmakteb.

.باش يعزفو على الكلافياي للكورال متاع المكتب

 

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