“Teach” (general) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N3alem

(You) T3alem

(You, plural) T3almou

(He) Y3alem

(She) T3alem

(We) N3almou

(They) Y3almou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نعلّم (I)

تعلّم (You)

تعلّمو (You, plural)

يعلّم (He)

تعلّم (She)

نعلّمو (We)

يعلّمو (They)

(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, teaching in an academic context is a different verb series. To “Teach” in an academic context is:

(I) N9ari

(You) T9ari

(You, plural) T9ariw

(He) Y9ari

(She) T9ari

(We) N9ariw

(They) Y9ariw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقري (I)

نقري (You)

تقريو (You, plural)

يقري (He)

تقري (She)

نقريو (We)

يقريو (They))

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will teach you how to cook.”

Ataw n3almek etayeb.

.أتو نعلّمك تطيّب

 
“I can teach you.”

Najem n3almek.

.نجّم نعلّمك

 
“Can you teach me how to play guitar?”

Tnajm t3alamni kifech nal3eb guitara?

تنجّم تعلّمني كيفاش نلعب ڨيتارة؟

 
“Dad, will you teach me how to change a flat tire?”

Baba, t3alamni kifech nbadel 3ajla?

بابا, تعلّمني كيفاش نبدّل عجلة؟

“She can teach you.”

Heya tnajem t3almek.

.هي تنجّم تعلّمك

“The professor is going to teach more about it today.”

(m) El prof bech yzid y9arina 3leha lyoum.

(f) El profa bech tzid t9arina 3leha lyoum.

.البروف باش يزيد يقرّينا عليها اليوم (m)

.البروفة باش تزيد تقرّينا عليها اليوم (f)

“He won’t teach you to play the piano unless you’re serious.”

Mahouch bech y3almek tal3eb piano ela ma tkoun serieux.

.مهوش باش يعلّمك تلعب بيانو الّا متكون سريو

“We teach safety in our workshops.”

N3almou el securité fel warchet mte3na.

.نعلّمو السيكوريتي في الورشات متاعنا

“They teach cooking at the local school.”

Y3almou el tatib fel makteb hedheka.

.يعلّمو التطيب في المكتب هذاكا

 
“The teachers don’t teach in the summer.”

El profet may9ariwech fel sif.

.البروفات ميقرّيوش في الصيف

 
“Some of the teachers teach in the summertime.”

Fama profet y9ariw fel sif.

.فمّا بروفات يقرّيو في الصيف

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Teaches” (general) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Teaching” (general) (present) in Tunisian Arabic

“Taught” (general) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Teach” (future) in Turkish