“Fast” (imperative) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Fast” (the verb, as in purposefully restraint from food and or water, in the imperative form, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

Soum

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صوم

In Tunisian Arabic, “Fast” (the verb, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Soumou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صومو

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“Fast this ramadan.”

(singular) Soum romdhan esne.

(plural) Soumou romdhan esne.

.صوم رمضان السنة (singular)

.صومو رمضان السنة (plural)

 

“Fast before the blood test tomorrow.”

(singular) Soum 9bal ta7lil edam mte3ek ghodwa.

(plural) Soumou 9bal ta7lil edam mte3kom ghodwa.

.صوم قبل تحليل الدم متاعك غدوة (singular)

.صومو قبل تحليل الدم متاعكم غدوة (plural)

 

“Fast before the medical check-up.”

(singular) Soum 9bal mata3mel bilan.

(plural) Soumou 9bal mata3mlou bilan.

.صوم قبل متعمل بيلون (singular)

.صومو قبل متعملو بيلون (plural)

 

 

 

“Fast for at least 12 hours.”

(singular) Soum 3ala9al 12 se3a.

(plural) Soumou 3ala9al 12 se3a.

.صوم عالأقل 12 ساعة (singular)

.صومو عالأقل 12 ساعة (plural)

 

“Don’t fast for more than a day.”

(singular) Matsoumech akther men nhar.

(plural) Matsoumouch akther men nhar.

.متصومش أكثر من نهار (singular)

.متصوموش أكثر من نهار (plural)