“Surf” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nsurfi

(You) Tsurfi

(You, plural) Tsurfiw

(He) Ysurfi

(She) Tsurfi

(We) Nsurfiw

(They) Ysurfiw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نسرفي (I)

تسرفي (You)

تسرفيوا (You, plural)

يسرفي (He)

تسرفي (She)

نسرفيوا (We)

يسرفيوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I am going to surf later. I’m sunbathing now.

Bch nsurfi baad. Tawa bch netchames.

.بش نسرفي بعد. توا بش نتشمس

 
I won’t be surfing today.

Menich bch nsurfi lyoum.

.مانيش بش نسرفي اليوم

 
Are the waves good enough to surf today?

Lamwej lyouma behia bch tsurfi?

الأمواج اليوم باهية بش تسرفي؟

 
Are you going to surf today?

Mechi bch tsurfi lyoum?

ماشي بش تسرفي اليوم؟

 
Are you two going to surf later?

Ntouma ezouz mechin bch tsurfiw baad?

أنتم الزوز ماشين بش تسرفيوا بعد؟

 
He is going to surf when he gets to the beach.

Houa mechi bch ysurfi ki yousl lchatt.

.هو ماشي بش يسرفي كي يوصل للشط

 
She said she is going to surf later.

Hia 9alet bch temchi tsurfi baad.

.هي ضقالت بش تمشي تسرفي بعد

 
We are going to surf.

Mechin bch nsurfiw.

.ماشين بش نسرفيوا

 
We won’t be surfing today. The weather is not good enough.

Menech mechin nsurfiw lyoum. Eta9s mch behi barcha.

.مناش ماشين نسرفيوا اليوم. الطقس مش باهي برشا

 
“They will be surfing a lot during their summer break.”

Mechin bch ysurfiw barcha f 3otlet essif.

.ماشين بش يسرفيوا برشا في عطلة الصيف

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Surf” (future) in Turkish
 

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