“I like / I want” in Tunisian Arabic
نْحَبّ
N7eb
I like / I want
To say “I like / I want” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نْحَبّ, pronounced “N7eb”. A beginner-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 13 example sentences and 15 dialogues.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نحبn7eb |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تحبt7eb |
| هوHe | يحبy7eb |
| هيShe | تحبt7eb |
| أحناWe | نحبوn7ebou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تحبوt7ebou |
| هوماThey | يحبوy7ebou |
Examples
- نْحَبّ نُشْرُب قَهْوَةN7eb nochrob 9ahwaI want to drink a coffee
- نْحَبّ نَاكِل خُبْزN7eb nekel khobzI want to eat some bread
- نْحَبّ أُمِّي بَرْشَاN7eb ommi barchaI love my mother very much
- نْحَبّ نشوفكN7eb nchoufekI want to see you
- نْحَبّ الكُسْكْسِيN7eb el couscousiI love couscous
- نْحَبِّك خاطر إِنْتِي مْلِيحَةN7ebbek khater inti mli7aI love you because you are good
In the app's dialogues
- ☕ At the café · Ordering a coffeeنحب قهوة من فضلكN7eb 9ahwa men fadhlekI'd like a coffee, please
- 🛒 At the market · Buying breadنحب خبز شويةN7eb khobz chwayaI'd like some bread, just a little
- 🏠 At a friend's · Paying a visitنحب أتاي إنشاء اللهN7eb atay incha allahI'd like tea, God willing
- 🏖️ At the beach · Chatting by the seaتحب نمشيو في الماء؟T7eb nemchiw fel me?Shall we go in the water?
Grammar notes
The negation ma…ch
It wraps the verb or adjective: ما (ma) before + ش (-ch) after.
- ما نحبّشma n7ebbechI don't like / I don't want
- ما نعرفشma na3refchI don't know
- ما فمّاشma femmechThere isn't any
The prefix n- (I…)
Every verb in the first person starts with n-.
- نحبn7ebI like / I want
- نمشيnemchiI go / I walk
- ناكلnekelI eat
In other entries
This word helps you with
- ☕ Ordering at the café
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