“Talk about” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Bech na7ki 3al

(You) Bech ta7ki 3al

(You, plural) Bech ta7kiw 3al

(He) Bech ya7ki 3al

(She) Bech ta7ki 3al

(We) Bech na7kiw 3al

(They) Bech ya7kiw 3al

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

باش نحكي عل (I)

باش تحكي عل (You)

باش تحكيو عل (You, plural)

باش يحكي عل (He)

باش تحكي عل (She)

باش نحكيو عل (We)

باش يحكيو عل (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I am going to talk about my cultural exchange experience during the event.

Ena bech na7ki 3la tajrebti fel tabedol el tha9afi fel évènement.

أنا باش نحكي على تجربتي في التبادل الثقافي في الإيفينمون

 
I don’t want to talk about it.”

(masculine based object) Man7ebech na7ki 3lih. 

(feminine based object) Man7ebech na7ki 3liha. 

.مانحبّش نحكي عليه (masculine based object)

.مانحبّش نحكي عليها (feminine based object)

 
You need to talk about what is bothering you.

Enti lezmek ta7ki 3la chnou m9al9ek.

.أنت لازمك تحكي على شنو مقلقك

 
You two should talk about the issue and solve it.

Entom ezzouz lezem ta7kiw 3al mochkla w t7ellouha.

.انتم الزوز لازم تحكيو عالمشكلة وتحلّوها

 
He wants to talk about the bathroom renovation with his wife.

Howa y7eb ya7ki 3la tajdid bit el banou m3a martou.

.هو يحب يحكي على تجديد بيت البانو مع مرتو

 
She is going to talk about this in her presentation.

Hiya bech ta7ki 3la hedha fel presentation mte3ha.

.هي باش تحكي على هذا في البريزنتاسيون متاعها

 
We can talk about it tomorrow when we meet.”

(masculine based object) Nnaj7mou na7kiw 3lih 8odwa wa9t net9ablou.

(feminine based object) Nnaj7mou na7kiw 3liha 8odwa wa9t net9ablou.

.ننجمو نحكيو عليه غدوة وقت نتقابلو (masculine based object)

.ننجمو نحكيو عليها غدوة وقت نتقابلو (feminine based object)

 
They will talk about the budget for the project during the meeting.

Houma bech ya7kiw 3al mizeniya mta3 el machrou3 fel reunion.

.هوما باش يحكيو عالميزانيّة متاع المشروع في الريينيون

 

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