“Waking up” (subject waking) (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Waking up” (the verb, as in the subject waking up, in the present 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)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am waking up.”

Bech nfi9.

.باش نفيق

 
“Are you waking up? Breakfast is ready.”

Bech tfi9? L ftour 7adher.

.باش تفيق؟ الفطور حاضر

 
“Are you two waking up?”

Bech tfi9ou?

باش تفيقو؟

 
“He is waking up from his nap.”

Bech yfi9 mel 9ayloula.

.باش يفيق من القيلولة

 
“She is waking up right now.”

Bech tfi9 tawa.

.باش تفيق توا

 
“We are waking up. Is breakfast ready?”

Bech nfi9ou. L ftour 7adher?

باش نفيقو. الفطور حاضر؟

 
“The kids are waking up.”

E sghar bech yfi9ou.

.الصغار باش يفيقو

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

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

“Wakes up” (subject waking) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Sleeping” (present) in Tunisian Arabic