“Salt” (imperative) in Tunisian Arabic

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

Malla7

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ملّح

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

Mall7ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ملّحو

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“Salt the soup.”

(singular) Malla7 echorba.

(plural) Mall7ou echorba.

.ملّح الشربة (singular)

.ملّحو الشربة (plural)

 

“Salt the vegetables before roasting.”

(singular) Malla7 el khodhra 9bal ma tayabha.

(plural) Mall7ou el khodhra 9bal ma tayboha.

.ملّح الخضرة قبل ما تطيّبها (singular)

.ملّحو الخضرة قبل ما تطيّبوها (plural)

 

“Don’t salt it too much.”

(singular) (masculine-based object) Matmall7ouch barcha.

(singular) (feminine-based object) Matmall7hech barcha.

(plural) (masculine-based object) Matmall7ouhouch barcha.

(plural) (feminine-based object) Matmall7ouhech barcha.

.متملّحوش برشا (masculine-based object) (singular)

.متملّحهاش برشا (feminine-based object) (singular)

.متملّحوهوش برشا (masculine-based object) (plural)

.متملّحوهاش برشا (feminine-based object) (plural)

 

“Salt the salad lightly.”

(singular) Malla7 eslata chwaya bark.

(plural) Mall7ou eslata chwaya bark.

.ملّح السلاطة شويّة برك (singular)

.ملّحو السلاطة شويّة برك (plural)

 

“Salt the popcorn.”

(singular) Malla7 l9tanya.

(plural) Mall7ou l9tanya.

.ملّح القطانية (singular)

.ملّحو القطانية (plural)