“Study” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Na9ra

(You) Ta9ra

(You, plural) Ta9raw

(He) Ya9ra

(She) Ta9ra

(We) Na9raw

(They) Ya9raw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقرأ (I)

 تقرأ (You)

 تقراو (You, plural)

 يقرأ (He)

 تقرأ (She)

 نقراو (We)

 يقراو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to go study.”

Hani mechi bch na9ra.

.هاني ماشي بش نقرأ

 
“I need to study tonight.”

Lazemni na9ra lila.

.لازمني نقرأ الليلة

 
“I’m not going to study tonight. Do you want to go play basketball?”

Menich bch na9ra lila. T7eb tal3b basket?

مانيش بش نقرأ الليلة. تحب تلعب باسكات؟

 
“Do you want to study with me on the weekend?”

T7eb ta9ra maaya f weekend?

تحب تقرأ معايا في الويكاند؟

 
“Where do you want to study?”

Win t7eb ta9ra?

وين تحب تقرأ؟

 
“When do you two want to meet and study tonight?”

Wa9tech t7ebou ntouma ezouz net9balou w na9raw lila?

وقتاش تحبوا أنتم الزوز نتقابلوا و نقراو الليلة؟

 
“He went to study with his friends.”

Mche ya9ra m3a s7abou.

.مشا يقرأ مع أصحابه

 
“She went up stairs to study.”

Tal3et lfou9 ta9ra.

.طلعت الفوق بش تقرأ

 
“We are going to study in my room.“

Mechin na9raw f biti.

.ماشين نقراو في بيتي

 
“Can we use the dining room table to study?“

Najmou no93dou f salle à manger bch na9raw?

إنجموا نقعدوا في السالامجي بش نقراو؟

 
“They are going to study at the dining room table.“

Mechin bch ya9raw f salle à manger.

.ماشين بش يقراو في السالامجي