“Tell”, “Tells”, “Telling”, “Told” (verbs) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) 9al

(f) 9alet

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

قال (m)

 قالت (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Tells” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Y9oul

(f) T9oul

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

 يقول (f)

 تقول (m)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Telling” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 9e3ed y9oul

(f) 9e3da t9oul

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

 قاعد يقول (m)

 قاعدة تقول (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Told” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 9al

(f) 9alet

Using the Arabic script, these two words are written as:

 قال (m)

 قالت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Can you tell me when you arrive?”

Tnejem t9oli wa9tech tousel?

تنجم تقلي وقتاش توصل؟

 
“I will tell you when the order is ready.”

Taw n9ollek ki ta7dhar el commande.

.تو نقلّك كي تحضر الكوموند

 
“Tell me more.”

Zid 9olli.

.زيد قلّي

 
“I’ll tell you more later.”

Taw nzid n9ollek mba3d.

.تو نزيد نقلّك مبعد

 
“He tells great stories.”

Ya7ki 7keyet heyla.

.يحكي حكايات هايلة

 
“My grandpa tells great stories.”

Jaddi ya7ki 7keyet heyla.

.جدّي يحكي حكايات هايلة

 
“My mother tells funny stories.”

Ommi ta7ki 7keyet tdha7ak.

.أمّي تحكي حكايات تضحك

 
“She tells humorous stories.”

Ta7ki 7keyet tdha7ak.

.تحكي حكايات تضحك

 
“I’m telling a story.”

9e3ed na7ki fi 7keya.

.قاعد نحكي في حكاية

 
“He’s telling a joke.”

9e3ed ya7ki fi nokta.

.قاعد يحكي في نكتة

 
“What story are you telling?”

Chneya la7keya elli ta7ki fyha?

شنية الحكاية اللي تحكي فيها؟

 
“I’m telling him how to get to the residence now.”

9e3ed n9ollou kifech yemchi lel 3imara taw.

.قاعد نقلّو كيفاش يمشي للعمارة تو

 
“I told him.”

9otlou.

.قتلو

 
“I told the server we were ready for our bill.”

9olt lel serveur yjibelna el fetoura.

.قلت للسارفور يجيبلنا الفاتورة

 
“I was told our table is ready.”

9alouli tawletna 7adhra.

.قالولي طاولتنا حاضرة

 
“Haha, I told you so!”

Haha 9otlekchi!

!هاها قتلكشي

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Tell”, “Tells”, “Telling”, “Told” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic