“I hear” in Tunisian Arabic
نِسْمَع
Nesma3
I hear
To say “I hear” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نِسْمَع, pronounced “Nesma3”. An intermediate-level word, very common.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نسمعnesma3 |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تسمعtesma3 |
| هوHe | يسمعyesma3 |
| هيShe | تسمعtesma3 |
| أحناWe | نسمعوnesma3ou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تسمعوtesma3ou |
| هوماThey | يسمعوyesma3ou |
Grammar notes
The prefix n- (I…)
Every verb in the first person starts with n-.
- نمشيnemchiI go / I walk
- ناكلnekelI eat
- نشربnochrobI drink
Saying you're in the middle of something: قاعد (9a3ed)
9a3ed + present verb = an action happening right now.
- قاعد ناكل9a3ed nekelI'm eating
- قاعدة تقرا9a3da ta9raShe's reading
- قاعدين نستناو فيك9a3din nestannaw fikWe're waiting for you
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