“Snore” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nechkher

(You) Techkher

(You, plural) Techkhrou

(He) Yechkher

(She) Techkher

(We) Nechkhrou

(They) Yechkhrou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نشخر (I)

تشخر (You)

تشخرو (You, plural)

يشخر (He)

تشخر (She)

نشخرو (We)

يشخرو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I won’t snore tonight.”

Manich bech nechkher el lila.

.منيش باش نشخر الليلة

 
“I may snore a little.”

Momken nechkher chwaya.

.ممكن نشخر شويّة

 
“I hope I don’t snore tonight.”

Nchalah manechkherch elila.

.نشالله منشخرش الليلة

 
(as a joke) “Please don’t snore tonight!”

Aman matechkherch elila!

!أمان متشخرش الليلة

 
“I won’t sleep well if he snores again.”

Manich bech najem nor9ed belgde ken y3awed yechkher.

.منيش باش انجّم نرقد بلڨدا كان يعاود يشخر

 
“Wake me if I start to snore.”

Faya9ni ken nabda nechkher.

.فيّقني كان نبدى نشخر

 
“If you snore loudly again tonight I may need to sleep on the couch.”

Ken t3awed techkher bel9wey el lila momken nweli nor9ed 3la el bank.

.كان تعاود تشخر بالقوّي الليلة ممكن نولّي نرقد على البنك

 
“She snores a little in bed.”

Heya techkher chwaya ki tabda re9da.

.هي تشخر شويّة كي تبدى راقدة

 
“We both snore.”

Na7na ezouz nechkhrou.

.نحنا الزوز نشخرو

 
“The kids will wake up if you snore.”

El sghar bech yfi9ou ken techkher.

.الصغار باش يفيقو كان تشخر

 

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