“Twist” (straining a joint) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Bech nelwi

(You) Bech telwi

(You, plural) Bech telwiw

(He) Bech yelwi

(She) Bech telwi

(We) Bech nelwiw

(They) Bech yelwiw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

باش نلوي (I)

باش تلوي (You)

باش تلويو (You, plural)

باش يلوي (He)

باش تلوي (She)

باش نلويو (We)

باش يلويو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 

“I’m scared I might twist my arm if I carry heavy stuff.”

Khayef la bech nelwi yedi ken nhez 7weyej rzina.

.خايف لا باش نلوي يدي كان نهز حوايج رزينة

 

“Be careful not to twist your ankle.”

Rod belk bech ma telwich se9ek.

.رد بالك باش ما تلويش ساقك

 

“You two are going to twist your knees if you don’t do warmups.”

Entom zouz bech telwiw rkeyebkom ken ma tsakhnouch.

.انتم الزوز باش تلويو ركايبكم كان ما تسخنوش

 

“She might twist her leg if she walks that way.”

Yomken bech telwi se9ha ken temchi hakek.

.يمكن باش تلوي ساقها كان تمشي هكك

 

“He might twist his foot if he stretches that way.”

Yomken bech yelwi 9admou ken yetmaded hakek.

.يمكن باش يلوي قدموا كان يتمدد هكك

 

“We might twist our legs if we wear these shoes.”

Bech nelwiw sa9ina ken nelbsou sbabet hedhom.

.باش نلويو ساقينا كان نلبسوا الصبابط هاذم

 

“The physiotherapists tried to twist her neck but she couldn’t endure the pain.”

el kiné 7awel bech yelwilha kroumetha ama heya manejmetch tet7amel louje3a.

.الكيناي حاول باش يلويلها كرومتها اما هي منجمتش تتحمل الوجيعة