“Breathe” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Netnafes

(You) Tetnafes

(You, plural) Tetnafsou

(He) Yetnafes

(She) Tetnafes

(We) Netnafsou

(They) Yetnafsou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نتنفس (I)

تتنفس (You)

تتنفسو (You, plural)

ينتفس (He)

تتنفس (She)

نتنفسو (We)

ينتفسو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ll breathe easier when this project is done.” 

Ma netnafes ken ma yekmel el projet.

.ما نتنفس كان ما يكمل البروجي

 
“Yes, I promise to breathe lots when I’m presenting.”

Ey, nou3dek netnafes belgde wena na3mel fel presentation.

.أي، نوعدك نتنفس بالڨدا و أنا نعمل في البريزونتاسيون

 
“You need to breathe more slowly.”

Lezmek tetnafes bechwaya.

.لازمك ننتفس يالشوية

 
“Can you two breathe more quietly, please?”

Tnajmou tetnafsou bechwaya, aman?

تنجمو تتنفسو بالشوية، أمان؟

 
“He’s going to practice breathing during yoga class.”

Bech yet3alem yetnafes f classe el yoga.

.باش يتعلم يتنفس في كلاس اليوغا

 
“She’ll breathe better in a few days.”

Ataw tweli tetnafes khir layamet ejeya.

.أتو تولي تتنفس خير الأيامات الجايين

 
“We’ll breathe calmly during the yoga class.”

Ataw netnafsou bechwaya fi classe el yoga.

.أتو نتنفسو بالشوية في كلاس اليوغا

 
“They will both breathe better after they drink this herbal tea I made.”

Houma ezouz bech yweliw yetnafsou khir ba3d ma yochrbou el 7cheyech eli 3malthomlhom.

.هوما الزوز باش يوليو يتنفسو خير بعد ما يشربو الحشايش الي عملتهملهم

 

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