“Clean” (future) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Clean” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Nnadhaf
(You) Tnadhaf
(You, plural) Tnadhfou
(He) Ynadhaf
(She) Tnadhaf
(We) Nnadhfou
(They) Ynadhfou
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
ننظّف (I)
تنظّف (You)
تنظفو (You, plural)
ينظّف (He)
تنظّف (She)
ننظفو (We)
ينظفو (They)
Listen to these words pronounced (audio)
Examples in sentences or statements
“I’m going to go clean my room.”
(m) Ena mechi nnadhaf biti.
(f) Ena mechya nnadhaf biti.
.أنا ماشي ننظّف بيتي (m)
.أنا ماشية ننظّف بيتي (f)
“I am not going to clean my room today.”
Ena manich bech nnadhaf biti lyoum.
.أنا مانيش باش ننظّف بيتي اليوم
“Are you going to clean the hallway mirror?”
Bech tnadhaf el mreya mta3 el couloir?
باش تنظّف المراية متاع الكولوار؟
“Are you two going to clean the house tomorrow?”
Bech tnadhaf el dar 8odwa?
باش تنظّف الدار غدوة؟
“The server will clean your table in a moment.”
El serveur bech ynadhaf el tawla ba3d chwaya.
.السرفور باش ينظّف الطاولة بعد شوية
“The cleaner will be by in an hour to clean.”
(m) El mounadhef bech yji ba3d se3a ynadhaf.
(f) El mounadhfa bech tji ba3d se3a tnadhaf.
.المنظّف باش يجي بعد ساعة ينظّف (m)
.المنظفة باش تجي بعد ساعة تنظّف (f)
“He is not going to have time to clean today.”
Howa mouch bech yeb9alo wa9t bech ynadhaf lyoum.
.هو مش باش يبقالو وقت باش ينظّف اليوم
“She said she will clean the dishes later.”
Hiya 9alet bech tnadhaf el as7an ba3d.
.هي قالت باش تنظّف الأصحان بعد
“We are going to clean up after lunch.”
A7na bech nnadhfou ba3d lftour.
.أحنا باش ننظفو بعد الفطور
“The city workers are going to clean that area tomorrow.”
El 5addema mta3 el baladiya bech ynadhfou heki lblasa 8odwa.
.الخدّامة متاع البلديّة باش ينظفو هاكي البلاصة غدوة
“The kids promised that they will clean the back yard after they are done playing.”
El s8ar we3douna bech ynadhfou el jarda tileniyya ba3d ma ykamlo yela3bou.
.الصغار وعدونا باش ينظفو الجردة التيلانية بعد ما يكملو يلعبو
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