“Reduce” (imperative) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Reduce” (the verb, as in the imperative statement, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

Na9es

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقّص

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

Na9sou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقّصو

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Examples in sentences or statements

Reduce your sugar intake.

(singular) Na9es mel soker.

(plural) Na9sou mel soker.

.نقّص من السكر (singular)

.نقّصو من السكر (plural)

 

Don’t reduce the volume, please. I can’t hear anything.

(singular) Matna9asech fel sout, aman. Mani nasma3 fi 7ata chay.

(plural) Matna9souch fel sout, aman. Mani nasma3 fi 7ata chay.

.متنقّصش في الصوت, أمان. ماني نسمع في حتى شي (singular)

.متنقّصوش في الصوت, أمان. ماني نسمع في حتى شي (plural)

 

Reduce stress by taking breaks.

(singular) Na9es mel stress w a3mel des pauses.

(plural) Na9sou mel stress w a3mlou des pauses.

.نقّص من الستراس و أعمل داي بوز (singular)

.نقّصو من الستراس و أعملو داي بوز (plural)

 

Reduce the amount of salt you put in your meals.

(singular) Na9es men kemeyet lmel7 eli t7otha fi mekeltek.

(plural) Na9sou men kemeyet lmel7 eli t7otoha fi mekletkom.

.نقّص من كمية الملح الّي تحطها في ماكلتك (singular)

.نقّصو من كمية الملح الّي تحطوها في ماكلتكم (plural)

 

Reduce waste by recycling.

(singular) Na9es mel tatyich w raskel khir.

(plural) Na9sou mel tatyich w rasklou khir.

.نقّص من التطييش و رسكل خير (singular)

.نقّصو من التطييش و رسكلو خير (plural)

 

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