“Bake” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Ntayab

(You) Etayab

(You, plural) Etaybou

(He) Ytayab

(She) Etayab

(We) Ntaybou

(They) Ytaybou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نطيب (I)

اطيب (You)

اطيبو (You, plural)

يطيب (He)

اطيب (She)

نطيبو (We)

يطيبو (They)

(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, this verb series also means “Cook” (future). For more information, see the IBL page, “Cook” (future) in Tunisian Arabic.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I am going to bake a cake this afternoon.

Bech ntayab cake fel 9ayla.

.باش نطيب كايك في القايلة

 
I am not going to bake the cake today.

Menich bech ntayab el cake lyoum.

.مانيش باش نطيب الكايك اليوم

 
Are you going to bake muffins for the kids?

Bech etayab muffins l sghar?

باش اطيب مافين للصغار؟

 
What are you two going to bake?

Chbech etaybou?

شباش اطيبو؟

 
He said he is going to bake something this afternoon.

9al eli houwa bech ytayab 7aja fel 9ayla.

.قال إلي هو باش يطيب حاجة في القايلة

 
She said she is going to bake something for us.

9alet eli hia bech etaybelna 7aja.

.قالت إلي هي باش اطيبلنا حاجة

 
We are going to bake pastries.

Bech ntaybou 7ajet 7louwa.

.باش نطيبو حاجات حلوة

 
We are going to bake her a birthday cake!

Bech ntayboulha 5obza gâteau fi 3if miledha!

!باش نطيبولها خبزة قاطو في عيد ميلادها

 
My wife and the kids are going to bake cookies later.

Marti w sghar bech ytaybou biscuits ba3d.

.مرتي والصغار باش يطيبو بيسكوي بعد

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Cook” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Bakes” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Baking” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Bake” (future) in Lebanese Arabic
 

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