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Present Tense in Tunisian Arabic

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In today's lesson you will learn the ¨PRESENT TENSE¨ in Tunisian Arabic

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Present Tense in Tunisian Arabic

ENGLISH	TUNISIAN ARABIC	PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
I love	انا نحبّ	ah nah nih hahbb	Eu amo
You love	نت تحبّ	nih tah tih hahbb	Você ama
He loves	هو يحبّ	hoo ah yeh hahbb	Ele ama
We love	حنا نحبّوا	hih nah nih hahb boo	Nós amamos
You love	نتم تحبّوا	nih too mah tih hahb boo	Vocês amam
They love	هما يحبّوا	hou mah yeh hahb boo	Eles amam
I speak	انا نتكلّم	ah nah niht kahl lehm	Eu falo
You speak	نت تتكلّم	nih tah tiht kahl lehm	Você fala
He speaks	هو يتكلّم	hoo ah yeht kahl lehm	Ele fala
We speak	حنا نتكلّموا	hih nah niht kahl leh moo	Nós falamos
You speak	نتم تتكلّموا	nih too mah tiht kahl leh moo	Vocês falam
They speak	هما يتكلّموا	hou mah yeht kahl leh moo	Eles falam
I sleep	انا نرقد	ah nah nehr Qood	Eu durmo
You sleep	نت ترقد	nih tah tehr Qood	Você dorme
He sleeps	هو يرقد	hoo ah yehr Qood	Ele dorme
We sleep	حنا نرقدوا	hih nah nehr Qoo doo	Nós dormimos
You sleep	نتم ترقدوا	nih too mah tehr Qoo doo	Vocês dormem
They sleep	هما يرقدوا	hou mah yehr Qoo doo	Eles dormem
I open	انا نحلّ	ah nah nih hahl	Eu abro
You open	نت تحلّ	nih tah tih hahl	Você abre
He opens	هو يحلّ	hoo ah yeh hahl	Ele abre
We open	حنا نحلّوا	hih nah nih hah loo	Nós abrimos
You open	نتم تحلّوا	nih too mah tih hah loo	Vocês abrem
They open	هما يحلّوا	hou mah yeh hah loo	Eles abrem

Other Lessons

• Past Tense
• How to Use Have
• How to Use Be
• Indefinite Articles in Tunisian Arabic
• Questions
• Future Tense
• Nouns
• Negation
• Conditional Mood
• Prepositions