“I read / I study” in Tunisian Arabic

VerbsIntermediateCommon

نَقْرَا

Na9ra

I read / I study

To say “I read / I study” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نَقْرَا, pronounced “Na9ra”. An intermediate-level word, common. In the Derja app, it appears in 2 example sentences.

Present-tense conjugation

أناI	نقراna9ra
إنتي/إنتYou	تقراta9ra
هوHe	يقراya9ra
هيShe	تقراta9ra
أحناWe	نقراوna9rou
إنتوماYou (pl.)	تقراوta9rou
هوماThey	يقراوya9rou

Examples

نَقْرَا كْتَابNa9ra ktebI'm reading a book
نَحْكِي عَرْبِي شْوَيَّة شْوَيَّةNa7ki 3arbi chwaya chwayaI speak Arabic little by little

Seen in the same sentences

كْتَاب · Book
العَرْبِي · Arabic / Tunisian
شْوَيَّة شْوَيَّة · Little by little / Slowly
شْوَيَّة · A little

More words · Verbs

نَعْمِل · I do
عَنْدِي · I have
نْجِي · I come
نُخْدِم · I work
نِكْتِب · I write
نِلْعَب · I play
نُرْقُد · I sleep
نُخْرُج · I go out

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