“I go / I walk” in Tunisian Arabic
نَمْشِي
Nemchi
I go / I walk
To say “I go / I walk” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نَمْشِي, pronounced “Nemchi”. A beginner-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 16 example sentences and 5 dialogues.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نمشيnemchi |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تمشيtemchi |
| هوHe | يمشيyemchi |
| هيShe | تمشيtemchi |
| أحناWe | نمشيوnemchiou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تمشيوtemchiou |
| هوماThey | يمشيوyemchiou |
Examples
- وِين تِمْشِي ؟Win temchi ?Where are you going?
- نِمْشِي لِلدَّارNemchi lel darI'm going home
- غُدْوَة نِمْشِي لِلسُّوقGhodwa nemchi lel sou9Tomorrow I'm going to the market
- نِمْشِي للبحرNemchi lel b7arI'm going to the sea
- نَقْدِر نِمْشِي مْعاكNa9der nemchi m3akI can come with you
- نِمْشِي بالطاكسيNemchi bettaksiI'm taking a taxi
In the app's dialogues
- 🚕 In a taxi · Going homeعسلامة! وين تمشي؟3aslema! Win temchi?Hello! Where are you going?
- 🚕 In a taxi · Going homeنمشي للدار من فضلكnemchi leddar men fadhlekI'm going home, please
- 🏖️ At the beach · Chatting by the seaتحب نمشيو في الماء؟T7eb nemchiw fel me?Shall we go in the water?
- 💬 Giving your opinion · Debating the matchأيه يلا نمشيوeyh yalla nemchiouYes, come on, let's go
Grammar notes
The prefix n- (I…)
Every verb in the first person starts with n-.
- نمشيnemchiI go / I walk
- ناكلnekelI eat
- نشربnochrobI drink
The future with باش
باش (bech) before the verb expresses intention or the near future.
- باش نمشيbech nemchiI'm going to leave / I mean to go
- باش ناكلbech nekelI'm going to eat
- باش تجي ؟bech tji?Are you going to come?
This word helps you with
- 🧭 Asking your way
- 📖 Telling someone about your day
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