“I don’t know” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “I don’t know” (the phrase that preludes a speaker indicating they don’t know something) is written using the Latin script as:

Mana3rafch

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مانعرفش

Listen to this phrase pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I don’t know. But I can find out.”

Mana3rafch. Ama najem na3ref.

.مانعرفش. أما انّجم نعرف

 
“I don’t know the password.”

Mana3rafch el mot de passe.

.مانعرفش المودباس

 
“I don’t know. I’ll ask.”

Mana3rafch. Taw nes2el.

ما نعرفش. تو نسأل

 
“I don’t know. Do you know?”

Mana3rafch. Enti ta3raf?

مانعرفش، أنت تعرف؟

 
“I don’t know what he said.”

Mana3rafch ech 9al.

.ما نعرفش آش قال