“Proposing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Notleb

(You) (m) Totleb

(You) (f) Totlbi

(You, plural) Totlbou

(He) Yotleb

(She) Totleb

(We) Notlbou

(They) Yotlbou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نطلب (I)

تطلب (m) (You)

تطلبي (f) (You)

تطلبوا (You, plural)

يطلب (He)

تطلب (She)

نطلبوا (We)

يطلبوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
Yes, I am proposing to you! Will you marry me?

Ey, ena notleb f yedek! T3ares biya?

أي، أنا نطلب في يدك! تعرس بيا؟

 
No, I’m not proposing to you right now. But maybe one day I will!

Le, menich notleb f yedek tawa. Ama mmken nhar e5r naamlha!

!لا، مانيش نطلب في يدك توا. أما ممكن نهار آخر نعملها

 
Are you proposing to me right now?

9a3d totleb f yedi tawa?

قاعد تطلب في يدي توا؟

 
Are you two actually proposing at the same time right now!?

Ye5i ntouma ezouz bjedkom totlbou f idina fard wa9t tawa!?

ياخي أنتم الزوز بجدكم تطلبوا في أيدينا فرد وقت توا!؟

 
That guy over there is proposing to his girlfriend.

Rajel heka ghadika 9a3d yotleb f yed sa7ebtou.

.الراجل هكا غاديكا قاعد يطلب في يد صاحبتو

 
Yes, we are proposing to our girlfriends right now!

Ey, a7na notlbou f idin sa7betna tawa!

!أي، أحنا نطلبوا في أيدين صاحباتنا توا

 
Look! I think both of those guys are proposing to their girlfriends at the same time on that bridge.

Chouf! Yothhorli ezouz rjel hekom yotlbou f idin sa7bethom fard wa9t 3l jesr heka.

.شوف! يظهرلي الزوز رجال هاكم يطلبوا في أيدين صاحباتهم فرد وقت على الجسر هكا

 

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