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Verbs are categorized into 4 groups, with an example of

how to conjugate each category in the past and present.

Each verb is presented in the past (right) and the

present tense (left) in the 3rd person.

Example : present tense (he writes)

to write ‫ ْكتِب – ِي ْكتِب‬.1

Past tense (he wrote)

All underlined vowels are pronounced long.
All capital letters are pronounced deep, except for H. It’s
pronounced like a hard h (with a friction in the throat)

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 70 most common verbs in Tunisian Arabic

to write ‫ ْك ِتب – ِي ْك ِتب‬.2

‫قَدَّاش ِم ْن ِك ْلمة ْكتِبْت ْليوم؟‬
How many words did you write today?
qaddesh min kilma ktibt lyum?

Past tense:

ktibt ‫ْكتِبْت‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I wrote I

ktibt ‫ْكتِبْت‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You wrote You

ktib ‫ْكتِب‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He wrote He

ْ ‫ِكتْ ِب‬
kitbit ‫ت‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬
She wrote She

ktibna ‫ْكتِبْنا‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

We wrote we

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 ktibtu ‫ْكتِبْتو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬
You (all) wrote You (all)l

kitbu ‫ِكتْبو‬ huma ‫هوما‬

They wrote They

Present tense:

niktib ‫نِ ْكتِب‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I write I

tiktib ‫ِت ْك ِتب‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You write You

yiktib ‫ِي ْكتِب‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He writes He

tiktib ‫تِ ْكتِب‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬

She writes She

niktbu ‫ِن ْكتبو‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

We write we

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 tiktbu ‫تِ ْكتبو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬
You (all) write You (all)l

yiktbu ‫يِ ْكتبو‬ huma ‫هوما‬

They write They

to play ‫ْلعَب – يِ ْلعَب‬ .2

‫ْشكون باش يِ ْلعَب كورة ْليوم ْمعانا؟‬
Who is going to play football with us today?
shkun besh yil3ab kura lyum m3ana?
to work ‫ْخدِم – ِي ْخدِم‬ .3
.‫ْليوم ِن ْخدِم‬
Today, I work.
lyum nikhdim.
.‫الما ِكينَة تِ ْخدِم بِالبا ِهي‬
The machine works well.
el-makina tikhdim bel behi.
to sleep ‫ْرقَد – يُ ْرقُد‬ .4
‫َو ْقتاش ت ُ ْرقُد العا َدة؟‬
When do you usually sleep?
waqtesh torqod el-3ada?
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 to drink ‫ْش ُرب – يُ ْش ُرب‬ .5
ّ ْ ‫ْن ِحبّ نُ ْش ُرب قَ ْهوة ال‬
.‫صباح‬
I like to drink coffee in the morning.
nHib noshrob qahwa eS-SbaH

To wipe ‫سح‬
َ ‫سح – ِي ْم‬
َ ‫ْم‬ .6
‫َّاطي‬
ِ ‫صب‬ َ ‫سح‬
َ ‫الز ْم نِ ْم‬
ِ
I must wipe my shoes.
lazim nimsaH SabbaTi
to wash ‫ْغ ِسل – يَ ْغ ِسل‬ .7
.‫نَ ْغ ِسل ِو ْج ِهي دوب ما ْنقوم ِمالنُّوم‬
I wash my face shortly after I wake up.
َ ‫ ِي ْن‬- ‫صح‬
to advice ‫صح‬ َ ‫ْن‬ .8
‫الرا َحة‬
َّ ‫ص ْح ِني ِب‬ ّْ
َ ‫الطبيب ْن‬
The doctor advised me to relax.
eT-Tbib nsaHni bir-raHa
to answer ‫جا ِوب – يْجا ِوب‬ .9
ُّ ‫ما نَ ْع َر ْفش ْنجا ِوب عْلى ال‬
.‫سؤال هاذا‬
I don’t know how to answer this question.
ma na3rafsh njewib 3ala es-su’al hatha
ْ ِ‫طلَع – ي‬
To go up/ To turn out ‫طلَع‬ ْ .10

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 .‫طلَع َك ْلب‬
ْ .‫ش ْفت حا َجة ِم ْن بْعيد‬
ُ
I saw something from far away. Turns out it was a
dog.
shoft Haja min b3id. Tla3 kalb.

.‫طلَع ْلبيتي الفوق باش نِ ْرتاح‬

ْ ِ‫باش ن‬

I’m going upstairs to my room to relax.

besh niTla3 l-biti el-fuq besh nirtaH.

to go down ‫ َي ْه َبط‬- ‫ ْه َبط‬.11

ُّ َ‫الق‬
ّ ِ ‫طوس فوق ال‬
.‫ ما ي ِْح ِبّش يَ ْهبَط‬.‫ش ْج َرة‬
The cat is in the tree. He doesn’t want to go down.
el qaTTus fuq esh-shijra. ma yHibbish yahbaT.

to ask/ to inquire ‫ ْسأَل – ِي ْسأَل‬/ ‫ ْسإِل – ِي ْسإِل‬.12

‫تْ ِحبّ تِ ْسأ َ ْل عْلى حا َجة؟‬
Do you want to ask/inquire about something?
tHib tis’al 3ala Haja?
To attend ‫ضر‬
َ ‫ضر – يَ ْح‬
َ ‫ ْح‬.13
.‫ض ْرت َح ْف َلة ِآمس‬
َ ‫ْح‬
I attended a party yesterday.

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Hthart Hafla emis.

to refuse ‫ ْرفَض – يُ ْرفُض‬.14

ِ ‫نُ ْرفُض ن َْح ِكي ْم َع‬
.‫واحد كيفو‬
I refuse to talk to someone like him.
nurfuth naHki m3a waHid kifu.

to go out ‫ ْخ َرج – يُ ْخ ُرج‬.15

.‫سوق‬ ّ ْ ‫ْخ َر ْجت ال‬
ُّ ‫صباح ْو ْمشيت لل‬
I went out this morning and went to the market.
khrajt eS-SbaH w mshit lis-suq.
to enter/go in ‫ ْدخَل – يُ ْد ُخل‬.16
.‫س َّكر‬
َ ‫ الباب ْم‬.‫ما نِ ِ ّج ْمش نُ ْد ُخل‬
I can’t enter. The door is closed.
ma nijjimsh nodkhol. el-bab msakkar.
to help ‫ عا ِون – يْعا ِون‬.17
‫ تْنِ ِ ّج ْم تْعا ِونِّي؟‬.‫َع ْندِي ُم ْشكلة‬
I have a problem. Can you help me?
3andi moshkla. tnijjim t3awinni?
to hit ‫ ض َْرب – ِيض َْرب‬.18
.‫ض ْربو‬
َ ‫صاحبو‬
ْ ‫ضة‬
َ ‫الر ْو‬
َّ ‫خاطر في‬
ِ ّ ْ ‫خويا ال‬
‫صغير ِي ْب ِكي عْلى‬
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My little brother is crying because his friend hit him in
kindergarten.
khuya eS-Sghir yibki 3ala khaTir fi r-rawtha SaHbu
tharbu.
to jump ‫ ن َِڨ ّز – ْين َِڨ ّـز‬.19
.‫الزم َي ْع َرف يِن َِڨ ّ ْز عا ِلي‬
ِ ‫ا ِِلّي ي ِْحبّ ِي ْل َعب با ْسكات‬
Those who want to play basketball must know how to
jump high.
elli yHib yil3ab basket lezim ya3rif ynaggiz 3ali.
to lie ‫ ِي ْكذِب‬- ‫ ْكذِب‬.20
!‫ما تِ ْك ِدبْش ْع ِليَّا‬
Don’t lie to me!
ma tikthibsh 3liyya!
to win ‫ ْربَح – يِ ْربَح‬.21
‫ْربَحت ِر ْحلَة ِلل َم ْغ ِرب‬
I won a trip to Morocco.
rbaHt riHla lil-maghrib.
َ ‫سر – َي ْخ‬
to lose ‫سر‬ َ ‫ ْخ‬.22
.‫ْفرانسا َخ ْس ِرت قَدَّام األ َ ْر َج ْنتين في َكأْس العالَم‬
France lost against Argentina in the World Cup.

to succeed/to pass (an exam)l ‫ ْن َجح – يِ ْن َجح‬.23

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 .‫الز ْم ت َ ْقرا ِبالبا ِهي باش ِت ْن َجح‬
ِ
You have to study well to succeed.
lazim naqra belbahi besh ninjaH.
to try ‫ حا ِول – يْحا ِول‬.24
.‫ص ْلّحو أَما ما نَ َّج ْمتِش‬
َ ‫ حا ِو ْلت ْن‬.‫ال ِت ّليفون ما ِي ْخدِمش‬
The phone is broken. I tried to fix it but I couldn’t.
et-telifun ma yikhdimsh. Hawilt nSalHu ama ma
najjamtish.
ْ ِ‫طبَع – ي‬
to print ‫طبَع‬ ْ .25

.‫الو ْرقَة هاذِي خ َْمسة َم َّرات‬ ْ

َ ‫طبَعت‬
I printed (out) this paper five times.
Tba3t el-warqa hethi khamsa marrat.
to thank ‫ ْش َكر – يُ ْش ُكر‬.26
.‫خاط ْر ُكم عا ِو ْنتونِي بَ ْرشا‬
ِ ‫ْن ِحبّ نُ ْش ُك ْر ُك ْم ال ُك ّل عْلى‬
I want to thank you all because you helped me a lot.
nHib noshkorkom el-koll 3ala khaTirkom 3awintuni
barsha.
to use ‫ اِ ْست َ ْع ِمل – ِي ْست َ ْع ِمل‬.27
‫كيفاش تِ ْست َ ْع ِمل الكاميرا هاذي؟‬
How do you use this camera?
kifesh tista3mil el camera hethi?
to know ‫ ع َْرف – َي ْع َرف‬.28

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 ‫ي ت َ ْع َرف اِ ْس ِمي‬
َّ ‫ِه‬
She knows my name.
hiyya ta3raf ismi.
to laugh ‫ض َحك‬
ْ ِ‫ ي‬- ‫ض َحك‬
ْ .29
.‫ض َحك‬
ْ ِ‫ماحاله البيبي كيف ي‬
ْ
How cute the baby is when he laughs.
maHlah el bebe kif yithHak.

َ ‫ط ِيّب – ْي‬
to cook ‫ط ِيّب‬ َ .30
‫ط ِيّب ما ْكالت تو ْن ِسيَّة ؟‬
َ ْ‫ت َ ْع َرف ت‬
Do you know how to cook Tunisian meals?
ta3raf iT-Tayyab maklat tunsiyya?
to prepare ‫ َحضَّر – ْي َحضَّر‬.31
ِ ‫َحض َّْرت بَ ْرشا حاجات ِل ْل َح ْفلة‬
.‫اللّيلَة‬
I prepared many things for the party tonight.
hath-thart barsha Hajet lil-Hafla el-lila.
to close ‫س َّكر‬
َ ‫س َّكر – ْي‬
َ .32
‫س َّك ْر الباب؟‬
َ ‫ْشكون‬
Who closed the door?
shkun sakkar el-bab?
to draw/take a photo ‫ص َّور‬
َ ‫ص َّور – ْي‬
َ .33

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 َ ْ‫صاح ْب ِتي ت َ ْع َرف ت‬
.‫ص َّور‬ ِ
My (female) friend knows how to draw.
SaHibti ta3raf tsawwar.
َّ ‫َظف – ْين‬
to clean ‫َظف‬ َّ ‫ ن‬.34

ّ ْ ‫خاط ْرها َم‬

.‫سخَة‬ ِ َّ ‫الز ْم تْن‬
‫َظف ال َك َر ْهبَة عْلى‬ ِ
You have to clean the car because it’s dirty.
lazim n-naththaf el-karahba 3ala khatirha masskha.
to change ‫ بَدَّل – ْيبَدَّل‬.35
‫ْنبَدَّل َدبْشي ْقبَل ما نُ ْرقُد‬
I change (my clothes) before I go to sleep.
nbaddal dabshi qbal ma norqod
to finish ‫ َك ِ ّمل – ْي َك ِ ّمل‬.36
‫البارح؟‬
َ ‫َك َّم ْلت ال ِفيلم‬
Did you finish the movie last night?
kammalt el film el beraH?
to fix ‫صلَّح‬
َ ‫ ْي‬- ‫صلَّح‬
َ .37
.‫صلَّ ْحت ال ِت ّيليفون ال ِقديم ْو ت َ ّو ِي ْخدِم ِبالبا ِهي‬
َ
I fixed the old phone and now it works well.
SallaHt et-telifun el-qdim w taw yikhdim bel-behi.
to try ‫ َج َّرب – ْي َج َّرب‬.38
‫س ْقت موطور ْقبَل؟‬
ُ ‫َج َّربْت‬

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Have you ever tried to drive a motorcycle?
jarrabt soqt moTur qbal?
َّ ‫سر – ْي َك‬
to break ‫سر‬ َّ ‫ َك‬.39
َّ ‫َك‬
.‫س ْرت كاس‬
I broke a glass.
kassart kas.

to open ‫ َح ّل – ي ِْح ّل‬.40

Past tense:

Hallit ‫َح ِلّيت‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I opened I

Hallit ‫َح ِلّيت‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You opened You

Hall ‫َح ّل‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He opened He

ْ ّ‫َح ِل‬
Hallit ‫ت‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬
She opened She

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 Hallina ‫َح ِلّينا‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬
We opened we

Hallitu ‫َح ِلّيتو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬

You (all) opened You (all)l

Hallu ‫َحلُّو‬ huma ‫هوما‬

They opened They

Present tense:

nHill ‫ْن ِح ّل‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I open I

tHill ‫تْ ِح ّل‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You open You

yHill ‫ي ِْح ّل‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He opens He

tHill ‫تْ ِح ّل‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬

She opens She

nHillu ‫ْن ِحلُّو‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

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 We open we

tHillu ‫تْ ِحلُّو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬

You (all) open You (all)l

yHillu ‫ي ِْحلُّو‬ huma ‫هوما‬

They open They

.‫ش ْمس ِل ْلبِيت‬ ُّ ‫َح ِلّيت ال‬

َّ ‫شبَّاك باش ت ُ ْد ُخل ال‬
I opened the window to let the sun goes into the
room.
Hallit esh-shobbek besh todkhol esh-shams lil-bit.
ّ ُ‫ص – ْيق‬
to cut ‫ص‬ ّ َ‫ ق‬.41
‫ش ْعري ال ُّج ْمعة الفا ْيتَة‬ ّ ِ َ‫ق‬
َ ‫صيت‬
I cut my hair (had a haircut) last week
qaSSit sha3ri ej-jom3a elfeyta
to lift ‫ ْي ِه ّز‬- ‫ ه َّز‬.42
.‫خاط ْرها ْرزينَة‬
ِ َّ ‫ما ِن ِ ّج ْم ِتش ْن ِه ّز‬
‫الط ْاولة هاذي عْلى‬
I couldn’t lift this table because it’s heavy.
ma nijjimtish nihiz eT-Tawla hethi 3ala khaTirha rzina.
to touch ‫س‬
ّ ‫س – ي ِْم‬
ّ ‫ َم‬.43
ّ ْ ‫سنِي ِبال‬
.‫ ي ِْحبّ ِي ْل َعب ْمعايا‬.‫ش َويَّة‬ ُّ َ‫الق‬
ّ ْ ‫طوس َم‬

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The cat touched me gently. He wants to play with me.
to feel ‫س‬
ّ ‫س – ي ِْح‬
ّ ‫ َح‬.44
.‫واحنا تِ ْعبانين‬
ْ ‫سينا ْر‬
ّ ِ ‫َح‬
We felt tired.
Hassina rwaHna ti3benin.
to feel bored ‫ ْي ِف ّد‬- ‫ فَ ّد‬.45
ْ ‫ ْن ِحبّ نُ ْخ ُرج ْم َع‬.‫فَ ّدِيت‬
.‫صحا ِبي‬
I’m bored. I want to go out with my friends.
faddit. nHib nokhroj m3a SHabi.

to be ‫ كان – ْي ُكون‬.46
Past tense:

kont ‫ُك ْنت‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I was I

kont ‫ُك ْنت‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You were You

kan ‫كان‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He was He

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 ْ ِ‫كان‬
kanit ‫ت‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬
She was She

konna ‫ُكنَّا‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

We were we

kontu ‫ُك ْنتو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬

You (all) were You (all)l

kanu ‫كانو‬ huma ‫هوما‬

They were They

Present tense:

noun ‫ْنكون‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I am I

tkun ‫تْكون‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You are You

ykun ‫يْكون‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He is He

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 hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬
tkun ‫تْكون‬ She
She is

nkunu ‫ْنكونو‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

We are we

tkunu ‫تْكونو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬

You (all) are You (all)l

ykunu ‫يْكونو‬ huma ‫هوما‬

They are They

‫ِوين ُك ْنت؟‬
Where were you?
win kont?

‫ْن ِحبّ نُ ْرقُد كي ْنكون تِ ْعبان‬

I like to sleep when I’m tired
nHib norqod ki nkun ti3ban

.‫العام ال َّجاي باش ْنكون في ْفرانسا باش نَ ْقرا‬

Next year, I’ll be in France to study.

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el-3am ej-jey besh nkun fi fransa besh naqra.

to swim ‫ عام – يْعوم‬.47

‫ت َ ْع َرف تْعوم؟‬
Do you know how to swim?
ta3raf t3um?
to sell ‫ باع – يْبيع‬.48
I sold (bi3t)l ‫ِب ْعت‬
.‫ْنلَ ّ ِوج عْلى بوتيك يْبيع ال ْ ّد َبش‬
I’m looking for a clothes shop (a shop that sells
clothes).
nlawwij 3la butik ybi3 ed-dbash.
to get up ‫ قام – يْقوم‬.49
ّ ْ ‫َو ْقتاش قُ ْمت ْليوم ال‬
‫صباح؟‬
When did you wake up (today) in the morning?
waqtesh qomt lyum eS-SbaH?
to bring ‫ يْجيب‬- ‫ جاب‬.50
‫ما تِ ْنساش تْجيب ُخبْز ْمعاك‬
Don’t forget to bring bread with you (meaning: buy
bread)
ma tinsesh tjib khobz m3ak
to be absent ‫ غاب – يْغيب على‬.51
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 .‫خاط ْر ِني ُك ْنت ْمريض‬
ِ ‫غبْت عْلى الد َّْرس ْنهار ِلثْنين عْلى‬
ُ
I didn’t attend (was absent) Monday's class because I
was sick.
ghobt 3ala dars nhar lithnin 3la khaTirni kont mrith

to fall ‫ طاح – يْطيح‬.52

َّ ‫ستيلو طاحْ ِم ْن فوق‬
.‫الط ْاولة‬ ّ ْ ‫ال‬
The pen fell from above the table.
es-stilu TaH min fuq eT-Tawla.
to happen ‫ صار – يْصير‬.53
‫ْشصار ِآمس؟‬
What happened yesterday?
sh-Sar emis?
to say ‫ يْقول‬- ‫ قال‬.54
.‫ْن ِحبّ نقول ِلك (عْلى) حا َجة‬
I want to tell you something
nHib nqollik (3la) Haja.
to die ‫ يْموت‬- ‫ مات‬.55
‫ْمال ِين ماتو في ال َح ْرب العالَ ِميَّة الثَّا ْنية‬
Millions died in the second World War
mlayin matu fil-Harb el-3alamiyya.

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 to tell (a story)l ‫ ْحكى – َي ْح ِكي‬.56
57. Past tense:
.58

Hkit ‫ْحكيت‬ ana ‫آنا‬

I told I

Hkit ‫ْحكيت‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You told You

Hka ‫ْحكى‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He told He

Hkat ‫ْحكات‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬

She told She

Hkina ‫ْحكينا‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

We told we

Hkitu ‫ْحكيتو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬

You (all) told You (all)l

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 Hkaw ‫كاو‬
ْ ‫ْح‬ huma ‫هوما‬
They told They

.59
60. Present tense:

naHki ‫نح ِكي‬

ْ ana ‫آنا‬
I tell I

taHki ‫ت َ ْح ِكي‬ inti ‫اِ ْنتِي‬

You tell You

yaHki ‫يَ ْح ِكي‬ huwwa ‫ُه َّو‬

He tells He

taHki ‫ت َ ْح ِكي‬ hiyya ‫ِهيَّا‬

She tells She

naHkiw ‫ن َْح ِكيو‬ aHna ‫أ َ ْحنا‬

We tell we

taHkiw ‫ت َ ْح ِكيو‬ intuma ‫اِ ْنتوما‬

You (all) tell You (all)l

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 yaHkiw ‫َي ْح ِكيو‬ huma ‫هوما‬
They tell They

.61

ْ ‫ْحكاتْلي عْلى ُك ّل ش‬
‫َي‬
She told me everything
Hketli 3ala koll shay
to study/to read ‫ قَرا – َي ْقرا‬.57
‫الجامعة‬
ْ ‫ْقرينا َه ْندسة في‬
We studied engineering in university
qrina handsa fil jem3a
to buy ‫ ْشرى – يِ ْش ِري‬.58
.‫الز ْمنِي نِ ْشري ُخبْز ْو ْحليب‬
ِ
I have to buy bread and milk.
lazimni nishri khobz w Hlib.
to go to ‫ ْمشى – يِ ْمشي ِلـ‬.59
.‫فاطمة ِل ْلبا ْنكة‬
ْ ‫صباح ْمشات‬
ّ ْ ‫ْليوم ال‬
This morning, Fatma went to the bank.
Lyum eS-SbaH mshat faTma lil-banka.
to run ‫ ْجرى – ِي ْج ِري‬.60
.‫كيلومتر‬
ِ ‫ُك ّل ْنهار ِن ْجري ثْالثَة‬

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I run three kilometers every day.
koll nhar nejri thletha kilometre.
to become ‫ َولَّى – ي َْو ِلّي‬.61
َّ ‫بَ ْعد َع ْشرة ْسنين ِخ ْدمة َو ِلّيت ُمدير ال‬
.‫ش ِر َكة‬
After 10 years of work, I became the company’s
manager.
ba3d 3ashra snin khidma wallit mudir esh-sharika.
to come ‫ جا – ي ِْجي‬.62
‫َو ْقتاش تْجي ْلتونِس؟‬
When are you coming to Tunisia?
waqtesh tji l-tunis?
to finish ‫ ْوفى – يوفى‬.63
‫اللّيل‬
ِ ‫ص‬ ّ ُ‫ال ِفي ِلم ْوفى ن‬
The movie finished at midnight.
el film wfa noSS el-lil
to find ‫ ْلقى – ِي ْلقى‬.64
.‫ ما نَ ْع َر ْفش ْمتاع ْشكون‬.‫ْلقيت ِم ْفتاح‬
I found a key. I don’t know who does it belong to?
lqit mifteH. mana3rafsh mta3 shkun.
to give ‫ عْطا – يَ ْع ِطي‬.65
‫ ْيعَ ْي ِشك؟‬,‫ت َ ْعطيني ْستيلو باش نِ ْكتِب‬
Can you give me a pen to write, please?
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ta3Tini stilu besh niktib y3ayshik?
to wait ‫ اِ ْستَنَّى – يِ ْستَنَّى‬.66
.‫اِ ْست َ ِنّيتِ ْك أَما ما ِجيتِش‬
I waited for you but you didn’t come.
istannitik ama ma jitish.
to start ‫ بْدا – يِبْدا‬.67
ِ ‫َو ْقتاش ِتبْدا‬
‫الخ ْدمة؟‬
When do you start work?
waqtesh tibda el khidma?
to leave behind ‫ ْيخ َِلّي‬- ‫ خَلَّى‬.68
َّ ‫خ َِلّيت ال ْفلوس عْلى‬
.‫الط ْاولة ْو ْمشيت‬
I left the money on the table and went.
khallit el-flus 3la eT-Tawla w mshit.
to eat ‫ يا ِكل‬- ‫ ْكال‬.69
‫تحبّ تا ِك ْل في ال ْفطور؟‬
ِ ‫ْش‬
What do you want to eat for lunch?
shtHib tekil fil ftur?

to take ‫ياخذ‬/‫ياخو‬
ِ – ‫ ْخذا‬.70
.‫كونجي َع ْشرة أَيَّام في أوت‬
ِ ‫ْخذينا‬
We took a vacation for 10 days in August

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