“Sing” (future) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Sing” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Nghani
(You) Tghani
(You, plural) Tghaniw
(He) Yghani
(She) Tghani
(We) Nghaniw
(They) Yghaniw
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
نغني (I)
تغني (You)
تغنيو (You, plural)
يغني (He)
تغني (She)
نغنيو (We)
يغنيو (They)
Listen to these words pronounced (audio)
Examples in sentences or statements
“I’m going to sing a song.”
Bech nghani ghneya.
.باش نغني غناية
“I don’t want to sing that song!”
Man7ebech nghani l ghneya heki!
!مانحبش نغني الغناية هاكي
“I don’t know how to sing that song!”
Mana3rafch kifah nghani l ghneya heki!
!مانعرفش كيفاه نغني الغناية هاكي
“What song are you going to sing?”
Chnouma l ghneyet eli bech tghanihom?
شنوما الغنايات إلي باش تغنيهم؟
“Can you all sing this song?”
Tnjamou kolkom tghaniw l ghneya hedhi?
تنجمو كلكم تغنيو الغناية هذي؟
“He is going to sing a song for you.”
Bech yghanilek ghneya.
.باش يغنيلك غناية
“She is going to sing that song while playing the piano.”
Bech tghani l ghneya heki bel piano.
.باش تغني الغناية هاكي بالبيانو
“We don’t know how to sing that song!”
Manarfouch kifah nghaniw lghneya heki!
!مانعرفوش كيفاه تغنيو الغناية هاكي
“After this song, they are going to sing that song.”
Ba3d lghneya hedhi, bech yghaniw lghneya heki.
.بعد الغناية هذي، باش يغنيو الغناية هاكي
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