“Smell” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Smell” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Bech nchem
(You) Bech tchem
(You, plural) Bech tchemmo
(He) Bech ychem
(She) Bech tchem
(We) Bech nchemmo
(They) Bech ychemmo
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
باش نشم (I)
باش تشم (You)
باش تشمّو (You, plural)
باش يشم (He)
باش تشم (She)
باش نشمّو (We)
باش يشمّو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“Yes! I will smell the candles and pick one for you!”
Ey! Ena bech nchem el chma3 w ne5tar wa7da lik!
!أي! أنا باش نشم الشمع ونختار وحدة ليك
“I’m going to smell some of these flowers.”
Ena bech nchem chwaya men hedhom el wardet.
.أنا باش نشم شوية الوردات
“What do the flowers smell like?”
Za3ma kifech ri7ethom el wardet?
زعما كيفاش ريحتهم الوردات؟
“The server is going to smell the meal before serving it.”
El serveur bech ychem el mekla 9bal ma ysarbiha.
.السرفور باش يشم الماكلة قبل ما يسربيها
“She is going to smell the flowers.”
Hiya bech tchem el wardet.
.هي باش تشم الوردات
“The house will smell better after you spray this around.”
(m) El dar bech twali ri7etha aban ba3d ma troch biha hedha.
(f) El dar bech twali ri7etha aban ba3d ma troch biha hedhi.
.الدار باش تولّي ريحتها أبن بعد ما ترش بيها هذا (m)
.الدار باش تولّي ريحتها أبن بعد ما ترش بيها هاذي (f)
“We would like to smell some of these perfumes.”
N7ebbo nchemmou chwaya mel parfanet hedhom.
.نحبو نشمّو شوية مالبرفانات هاذم
“No, we are not going to smell that!”
(m) La, Ma7nech bech nchemmou hedha!
(f) La, Ma7nech bech nchemmou hedhi!
!لا، ماحناش باش نشمّو هذا
!لا، ماحناش باش نشمّو هاذي
“They will smell the plants.”
Houma bech ychemmou el 8arset.
.هوما باش يشمّو الغرسات
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