“Walk slower!” (imperative) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Walk slower!” (as in the imperative statement, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

Emchi bechwaya!

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

!امشي بشويَة

In Tunisian Arabic, “Walk slower!” (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Emchiw bechwaya!

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

!امشيو بشويَة

Listen to these two phrases pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Walk slower! I can’t keep up with you.”

Emchi bechwaya! Ma najamtch na5let aalik.

.امشي بشويَة! ما نجمتش نخلط عليك

 
“Walk slower around the pool.”

Emchi bechwaya ba7dha el piscine.

.امشي بشويَة بحذا البيسين

 
“Kids, walk slower!”

Sghar, emchiw bechwaya!

!صغار، امشيو بشويَة

 
“Kids, walk slower in the library!”

Sghar, emchiw bechwaya fel maktba!

!صغار، امشيو بشويَة في المكتبة

 
“Walk slower. The floor is still wet.”

Emchi bechwaya! El 9a3a mezelt mabloula.

.امشي بشويَة! القاعة مازالت مبلولة