“Sleep” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nor9od

(You) Tor9od

(You, plural) Tor9dou

(He) Yor9od

(She) Tor9od

(We) Nor9dou

(They) Yor9dou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نرقد (I)

ترقد (You)

ترقدو (You, plural)

يرقد (He)

ترقد (She)

نرقدو (We)

يرقدو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will go to sleep soon.”

9rib nemchi nor9od.

.قريب نمشي نرقد

 
“I will sleep on the plane.”

Bech nor9od fi el tayara.

.باش نرقد في الطيّارة

 
“I’m tired. I will sleep well tonight.”

(m) Ena te3eb. Bech nor9od belgde el lila.

(f) Ena te3ba. Bech nor9od belgde el lila.

.أنا تاعب. باش نرقد بلڨدا الليلة (m)

.أنا تاعبة. باش نرقد بلڨدا الليلة (f)

 
“I’m not going to sleep until about 11am tonight.”

Manich bech nor9od ken 9rabet el 7dech mta3 el lil el youm.

.منيش باش نرقد كان قرابة الحداش متاع الليل اليوم

 
“What time are you going to sleep?”

Wa9tech bech tor9od?

وقتاش باش ترقد؟

 
(infinitive) “How many hours per night do you sleep?”

9adech men se3a tor9od f lil?

قدّاش من ساعة ترقد في الليل؟

 
“Are you two going to try and sleep soon?”

Bech tjarbou tor9dou 3la 9rib?

باش تجربو ترقدو على قريب؟

 
“He said that he is going to go to sleep at 10pm tonight.”

Howa 9al eli howa bech yor9od m3a el 3achra mta3 el lil el youm.

.هو قال الّي هو باش يرقد مع العشرة متاع اليل اليوم

 
“She said that she is going to sleep early tonight.”

Heya 9alet eli heya bech tor9od bekri el lila.

.هي قالت الّي هي باش ترقد بكري الليلة

 
“We are going to go to sleep soon.”

Na7na bech nor9dou 3la 9rib.

.نحنا باش نرقدو على قريب

 
“They are going to go to sleep soon.”

Houma bech yor9dou 3la 9rib.

.هوما باش يرقدو على قريب

 
“The kids should go to sleep soon.”

El sghar lezem yor9dou 3la 9rib.

.الصغار لازم يرقدو على قريب

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sleep” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sleep” (future) in Turkish
 

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