“Eat” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nekel

(You) Tekel

(You, plural) Teklou

(He) Yekel

(She) Tekel

(We) Neklou

(They) Yeklou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ناكل (I)

تاكل (You)

تاكلو (You, plural)

ياكل (He)

تاكل (She)

ناكلو (We)

ياكلو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to eat a hamburger.”

Bech nekel hamburger.

.باش ناكل هامبرغر

 
“What will you eat for dinner tonight?”

Chnowa bech tekel fel 3che elila?

شنوا باش تاكل في العشاء الليلة؟

 
“Will you two eat lunch with your family?”

Bech toftrou m3a 3ayletkom?

باش تفطرو مع عايلتكم؟

 
“She’ll eat pizza and I’ll eat salad.”

Heya bech tekel pizza w ena bech nekel slata.

.هي باش تاكل بيتزا و أنا باش ناكل سلاطة

 
“He’ll eat cake after dinner.”

Bech yekel cake ba3d l3che.

.باش ياكل كايك بعد العشاء

 
“What will we eat for breakfast tomorrow?”

Chnowa bech neklou f ftour esbe7 ghodwa?

شنوا باش ناكلو في فطور الصباح غدوة؟

 
“We’ll eat leftovers tonight.”

Bech neklou el beyet elila.

.باش ناكلو البايت الليلة

 
“They’ll eat dinner together.”

Bech yet3achew m3a b3adhhom.

.باش يتعشّاو مع بعضهم

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Eat” (future) in Egyptian Arabic

“Eat” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

“Eat” (future) in Greek