“Tell” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N9oul

(You) T9oul

(You, plural) T9oulou

(He) Y9oul

(She) T9oul

(We) N9oulou

(They) Y9oulou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقول (I)

تقول (You)

تقولو (You, plural)

يقول (He)

تقول (She)

نقولو (We)

يقولو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I want to tell you something.”

N7eb n9olk 7aja.

.نحب نقلّك حاجة

 
“I can’t tell you yet. It’s a surprise!”

Manajamch n9olk tawa. Moufej2a!

!منجمش نقلّك. مفاجأة

 
“Go tell your mom.”

Bara emchi 9oul l omek.

.برّا امشي قول لأمك

 
“Can you two tell me what happens in the movie?”

Tnajmou t9oulouli chnowa bech ysir fel film?

تنجّمو تقولولي شنوّا باش يصير في الفيلم؟

 
“He will tell her.”

Bech y9oulelha.

.باش يقوللها

 
“She is going to tell her mom.”

Bech t9oul l omha.

.باش تقول لأمها

 
“We’ll call and tell you after we’re done working out.”

Ataw notlbouk w n9ouloulek wa9t nkamlou netrenew.

.أتو نطلبوك و نقولولك وقت نكملو نتراناو

 
“We will tell you when we arrive.”

Ataw n9ouloulek ki nouslou.

.أتو نقولولك كي نوصلو

 
“They said they will tell us when they arrive.”

9alou eli houma bech y9ouloulna ki youslou.

.قالو الّي هوما باش يقولولنا كي يوصلو