“I work” in Tunisian Arabic
نُخْدِم
Nokhdem
I work
To say “I work” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نُخْدِم, pronounced “Nokhdem”. An intermediate-level word, very common. In the Derja app, it appears in 3 example sentences and 2 dialogues.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نخدمnokhdem |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تخدمtokhdem |
| هوHe | يخدمyokhdem |
| هيShe | تخدمtokhdem |
| أحناWe | نخدموnokhdmou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تخدموtokhdmou |
| هوماThey | يخدموyokhdmou |
Examples
In the app's dialogues
- 👋 Introductions · Introducing yourselfشنوة تخدم؟Chnouwa tokhdem?What do you do for work?
- 👋 Introductions · Introducing yourselfأنا نخدم في تونسena nokhdem fi tounesI work in Tunis
- 👋 Introductions · At the officeتخدم في شنوة؟Tokhdem fi chnouwa?What field do you work in?
Grammar notes
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
- 📖 Telling someone about your day
- 💼 Talking about your work
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