“Wake up” (subject waking) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

By Nissaf A. On Jul 17, 2024

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

(I) Nfi9

(You) Tfi9

(You, plural) Tfi9ou

(He) Yfi9

(She) Tfi9

(We) Nfi9ou

(They) Yfi9ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نفيق (I)

تفيق (You)

تفيقو (You, plural)

يفيق (He)

تفيق (She)

نفيقو (We)

يفيقو (They)

“I’m going to bed. I have to wake up early tomorrow.”

Bech nched farchy. Lezemni nfi9 bekri ghodwa.

.باش نشد فرشي. لازمني نفيق بكري غدوة

“I’m not going to wake up early tomorrow. I want to rest.”

Menich bech nfi9 bekri ghodwa. N7eb narte7.

.مانيش باش نفيق بكري غدوة. نحب نرتاح

“Are you going to wake up early tomorrow morning?”

Bech tfi9 bekri ghodwa e sbeh?

باش تفيق بكري غدوة الصباح؟

“When are you two going to wake up tomorrow?”

Wa9teh bech tfi9ou ghodwa?

وقتاه باش تفيقو غدوة؟

“He said he is going to wake up late tomorrow.”

9al eli houwa bech yfi9 ma5ar ghodwa.

.قال لي هو باش يفيق مخر غدوة

“She said she is going to wake up at 7 am tomorrow.”

9alet li hia bech tfi9 e sab3a mta3 e sbe7 ghodwa.

.قالت لي هي باش تفيق السبعة متاع الصباح غدوة

“We will wake up early tomorrow and prepare breakfast.”

Bech nfi9ou bekri ghodwa w n7adhrou ftour e sbe7.

.باش نفيقو بكري غدوة ونحضرو فطور الصباح

“They are going to wake up around 10 am tomorrow since it’s a Sunday.”

Bech yfi9ou m3a 7keyet el 3achra mta3 e sbe7 ghodwa 5atrou nhra a7ad.

.باش يفيقو مع حكاية العشرة متاع الصباح غدوة خاطرو نهار أحد