“Learned” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) T3allamt

(You) T3allamt

(You, plural) T3allamtou

(He) T3allam

(She) T3allmet

(We) T3allamna

(They) T3allmou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تعلّمت (I)

تعلّمت (You)

تعلّمتو (You, plural)

تعلّم (He)

تعلّمت (She)

تعلّمنا (We)

تعلّمو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Learned” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of Learned (Learn in the past participle).)
 
“I learned a lot from that professor.”

(m) T3allamt barsha 7ajet mel prof heka.

(f) T3allamt barsha 7ajet mel profa heki.

.تعلّمت برشا حاجات مالبروف هاكا (m)

.تعلّمت برشا حاجات مالبروفة هاكي (f)

 

“I haven’t learned much about that subject yet.”

Mazelt ma t3allamtech barsha 7ajet 7al matiére heki ltaw.

.مازلت ما تعلّمتش برشا حاجات عالماتيار هاكي لتو

 
“When did you learn that?”

Wa9tech t3allamt el 7aja hedhi?

وقتاش تعلّمت الحاجة هذي؟

 
“Where did you learn that word?”

Win t3allamt el kelma heki?

وين تعلّمت الكلمة هاكي؟

 
“Where did you two learn that word?”

Win t3allamtou el kelma heki?

وين تعلّمتو الكلمة هاكي؟

 
“What did you learn at school today?”

Chnou t3allamt fel madrsa lyoum?

شنو تعلّمت في المدرسة اليوم؟

 
“What class did you learn the most in?”

Chnou akthar dars t3allamt fih 7ajet?

شنو أكثر درس تعلّمت فيه حاجات؟

 
“He learned a bit of Turkish from his trip to Istanbul.”

T3allam chwaya torki men re7ltou l Istanbul.

.تعلّم شوية تركي من رحلتو لاسطنبول

 
“My sister learned to speak Tunisian Arabic.”

Okhti t3allmet ta7ki bedderja ettounsya.

.أختي تعلّمت تحكي بالدّارجة التّونسية

 
“We learned how to work the remote.” 

T3allamna kifech nkhaddmou el tétécommande.

.تعلّمنا كيفاش نخدّمو التيليكوموند

 
“They learned how to change a car tire.”

T3allmou kifech ybaddlou 3ajlet el karhba.

.تعلّمو كيفاش يبدّلو عجلة الكرهبة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Learned” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

“Learned” (past) in Turkish
 

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