“Understand”, “Understood” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Understand” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

Fhem

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فهم

In Tunisian Arabic, “Understood” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

Fhem

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فهم

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I understand.”

Fhemt.

.فهمت

 
(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, if the speaker wishes to express that they understand the interlocutor (As in “I understand you.”), what is commonly spoken or written is Fhemtek / فهـمتك.)
 
“I understood what you said.”

Fhemt chnou 9otli.

.فهمت شنو قتلي

 
“Do you understand?”

Fhemt?

فهمت؟

 
“I don’t understand.”

Ma fhemtch.

.ما فهمتش

 
“Did you understand him?”

Fhemtou?

فهمتو؟

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Understand”, “Understood” in Lebanese Arabic