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Eat / Feed / Teach / Learn

Jacob Shore  included in  category Learning & Languages
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Tunisian Arabic verb tables for eat, feed, teach, and learn — including causative forms, with audio corrections from a native speaker.

Update 1: I went over all the verbs with a native speaker and made corrections. Added audio recordings for some verbs.

NOTE: I make recordings with A note-taking app that keeps notes as plain Markdown files on your own device. notes - some of the recordings cut out in the middle.

I will later make a post with A fill-in-the-blank exercise: a word is hidden from a sentence and you supply it. lists to test yourself.

Base Verb (intransitive)MeaningCausative FormMeaningAudio Recording
kle (كل)to eatwakkel (وكّل)to feed
taʿallem (تعلّم)to learnʿallem (علّم)to teach
ḥfadh (حفظ)to memorizeḥaffed (حفّظ)to teach by rote
fhem (فهم)to understandfahhem (فهّم)to explain
ḥass (حسّ)to feelyehasses (حوّس)to make someone feel
nkhrrej (خرج)to go outkherrej (خرّج)to make someone go out
dkhal (دخل)to enterdakhal (دخّل)to let in / insert
qra (قرا)to read/studyqerra (قرّى)to teach
ḍḥek (ضحك)to laughḍaḥḥek (ضحّك)to make someone laugh
bka (بكى)to crybekka (بكّى)to make someone cry
sket (سكت)to be quietsakkat (سكّت)to silence

Eat – كل

PronounTunisian ArabicPronunciationEnglishAudio Recording
IEna nekelناكل أناI eat
You (masc.)Enti tekelتاكل انتYou eat
HeHouwa yekelياكل هوHe eats
SheHeya takelتاكل هيShe eats
WeA7na neklouناكلو احناWe eat
You (plural)Entouma teklouتاكلو انتمYou (all) eat
TheyHouma yeklouياكلو همThey eat
PronounTunisian ArabicPronunciationEnglishAudio Recording
IEna klitكلت أناI ate
YouEnti klitكلت انتYou ate
HeHouwa kalكل هوHe ate
SheHeya kaletكلت היאShe ate
WeA7na klinaكلنا احناWe ate
You (plural)Entouma klitouكلتو انتمYou (all) ate
TheyHouma klayouكلو همThey ate
PronounTunisian ArabicPronunciationEnglishAudio Recording
IEna باش ناكلbāsh nākelI will eat
You (masc.)Enti باش تاكلbāsh tākelYou will eat
HeHouwa باش ياكلbāsh yākelHe will eat
SheHeya باش تاكلbāsh tākelShe will eat
WeA7na باش ناكلوbāsh nāklouWe will eat
You (plural)Entouma باش تاكلوbāsh tāklouYou (all) will eat
TheyHouma باش ياكلوbāsh yākelouThey will eat
To whom?Tunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
You (sing.)kul!كُل!Eat!
You (plural)kulou!كلو!Eat! (all of you)

Feed – وكّل

SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
EnaEntinewakklekنوكّلكI feed you
EnaHouwanewakklouنوكّلهI feed him
EnaHeyanwakkelhaنوكّلهاI feed her
HouwaHeyayewakkelhaيوكّلهاHe feeds her
HeyaHouwatewakklouتوكّلهShe feeds him
A7naEntoumanewakkloukomنوكّلكمWe feed you (pl.)
HoumaA7nayewakklounaيوكّلوناThey feed us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
EnaEnti (m)wakkeltekوكّلتكI fed you
EnaHouwawakkeltouوكّلتهI fed him
EnaHeyawakkelthaوكّلتهاI fed her
HouwaHeyawakkelhaوكّلهاHe fed her
HeyaHouwawakklitouوكّلتهShe fed him
A7naEntoumawakkelnékomوكّلناكمWe fed you (pl.)
HoumaA7nawakkelounaوكّلوناThey fed us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
EnaEnti (m)besh newakklekباش نوكّلكI will feed you
EnaHouwabesh newakklouباش نوكّلهI will feed him
EnaHeyabesh newakkelhaباش نوكّلهاI will feed her
HouwaHeyabesh yewakkelhaباش يوكّلهاHe will feed her
HeyaHouwabesh tewakklouباش توكّلهShe will feed him
A7naEntoumabesh newakkloukomباش نوكّلكمWe will feed you (pl.)
HoumaA7nabesh yewakklounaباش يوكّلوناThey will feed us
ObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
himwakkelou!وكّله!Feed him!
herwakkelha!وكّلها!Feed her!
mewakkelni!وكّلني!Feed me!
themwakkelhom!وكّلهم!Feed them!
uswakkelna!وكّلنا!Feed us!
your brotherwakkel khouk!وكّل خوك!Feed your brother!
uswakkelouna!وكّلونا!Feed us! (you all)

Learn – تعلّم

PronounTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
InetʿallemنتعلّمI learn
You (masc.)tetʿallemتتعلّمYou learn
HeyetʿallemيتعلّمHe learns
ShetetʿallemتتعلّمShe learns
WenetʿallemouنتعلّموWe learn
You (plural)tetʿallemouتتعلّموYou (pl.) learn
TheyyetʿallemouيتعلّموThey learn
PronounTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
ItaʿallemtتعلّمتI learned
You (masc.)taʿallemtتعلّمتYou learned
HetaʿallemتعلّمHe learned
ShetaʿallemetتعلّمتShe learned
WetaʿallemnaتعلّمناWe learned
You (plural)taʿallemtouتعلّمتوYou (pl.) learned
TheytaʿallemouتعلّموThey learned
PronounTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
Ibesh netʿallemباش نتعلّمI will learn
You (masc.)besh tetʿallemباش تتعلّمYou will learn
Hebesh yetʿallemباش يتعلّمHe will learn
Shebesh tetʿallemباش تتعلّمShe will learn
Webesh netʿallemouباش نتعلّموWe will learn
You (plural)besh tetʿallemouباش تتعلّموYou (pl.) will learn
Theybesh yetʿallemouباش يتعلّموThey will learn
To whom?Tunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
You (masc.)taʿallem!تعلّم!Learn!
You (plural)taʿallemou!تعلّمو!Learn! (all of you)

Teach – علّم

SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglishAudio Recording
EnaEntineʿallemekنعلّمكI teach you
EnaHouwaneʿallemouنعلّمهI teach him
EnaHeyaneʿallemhaنعلّمهاI teach her
HouwaHeyayeʿallemhaيعلّمهاHe teaches her
HeyaHouwateʿallemouتعلّمهShe teaches him
A7naEntoumaneʿallemoukomنعلّموكمWe teach you (pl.)
HoumaA7nayeʿallemounaيعلّموناThey teach us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntiʿallemtekعلّمتكI taught you
EnaHouwaʿallemtouعلّمتهI taught him
EnaHeyaʿallemthaعلّمتهاI taught her
HouwaHeyaʿallemhaعلّمهاHe taught her
HeyaHouwaʿallmetouعلّمتهShe taught him
A7naEntoumaʿallemnékomعلّمناكمWe taught you (pl.)
HoumaA7naʿallemounaعلّموناThey taught us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntibesh neʿallemekباش نعلّمكI will teach you
EnaHouwabesh neʿallemouباش نعلّمهI will teach him
EnaHeyabesh neʿallemhaباش نعلّمهاI will teach her
HouwaHeyabesh yeʿallemhaباش يعلّمهاHe will teach her
HeyaHouwabesh teʿallemouباش تعلّمهShe will teach him
A7naEntoumabesh neʿallemoukomباش نعلّموكمWe will teach you (pl.)
HoumaA7nabesh yeʿallemounaباش يعلّموناThey will teach us
ObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
himʿallemou!علّمه!Teach him!
herʿallemha!علّمها!Teach her!
meʿallemni!علّمني!Teach me!
themʿallemhom!علّمهم!Teach them!
usʿallemna!علّمنا!Teach us!
your sisterʿallem okhtik!علّم أختك!Teach your sister!

Understand – فهم (fhem)

PronounTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
InefhemنفهمI understand
You (masc.)tefhemتفهمYou understand
HeyefhemيفهمHe understands
ShetefhemتفهمShe understands
WenefhemouنفهموWe understand
You (plural)tefhemouتفهموYou understand
TheyyefhemouيفهموThey understand
PronounTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
IfhemtفهمتI understood
You (masc.)fhemtفهمتYou understood
HefhemفهمHe understood
ShefehemetفهمتShe understood
WefehemnaفهمناWe understood
You (plural)fehemtouفهمتوYou understood
TheyfehemouفهموThey understood
PronounTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
Ibesh nefhemباش نفهمI will understand
You (masc.)besh tefhemباش تفهمYou will understand
Hebesh yefhemباش يفهمHe will understand
Shebesh tefhemباش تفهمShe will understand
Webesh nefhemouباش نفهموWe will understand
You (plural)besh tefhemouباش تفهموYou (pl.) will understand
Theybesh yefhemouباش يفهموThey will understand
To whom?Tunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
You (masc.)ifhem!افهم!Understand!
You (plural)ifhemou!افهمو!Understand! (pl.)
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntinefhmekنفهمكI understand you
EnaHouwanefhmouنفهمهI understand him
EnaHeyanefhemhaنفهمهاI understand her
HouwaHeyayefhemhaيفهمهاHe understands her
HeyaHouwatefhmouتفهمهShe understands him
A7naEntoumanefhemkomنفهمكمWe understand you (pl.)
HoumaA7nayefhemounaيفهموناThey understand us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntifhemtkفهمتكI understood you
EnaHouwafhemtouفهمتهI understood him
EnaHeyafhemthaفهمتهاI understood her
HouwaHeyafehemhaفهمهاHe understood her
HeyaHouwafehemetouفهمتهShe understood him
A7naEntoumafehemnakomفهمناكمWe understood you (pl.)
HoumaA7nafehemounaفهموناThey understood us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntibesh nefhmekباش نفهمكI will understand you
EnaHouwabesh nefhmouباش نفهمهI will understand him
EnaHeyabesh nefhemhaباش نفهمهاI will understand her
HouwaHeyabesh yefhemhaباش يفهمهاHe will understand her
HeyaHouwabesh tefhmouباش تفهمهShe will understand him
A7naEntoumabesh nefhemkomباش نفهمكمWe will understand you (pl.)
HoumaA7nabesh yefhemounaباش يفهموناThey will understand us

Explain – فهّم (fahhem)

SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntinefahhmekنفهّمكI explain to you
EnaHouwanefahhmouنفهّمهI explain to him
EnaHeyanefahhemhaنفهّمهاI explain to her
HouwaHeyayfahhemhaيفهّمهاHe explains to her
HeyaHouwatefahhmouتفهّمهShe explains to him
A7naEntoumanefahahmoukomنفهّموكمWe explain to you (pl.)
HoumaA7nayfahahmounaيفهّموناThey explain to us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntifhhamtekفهّمتكI explained to you
EnaHouwafhhamtouفهّمتهI explained to him
EnaHeyafhhamthaفهّمتهاI explained to her
HouwaHeyafhhamhaفهّمهاHe explained to her
HeyaHouwafhhamehtouفهّمتهShe explained to him
A7naEntoumafahhamnékomفهّمناكمWe explained to you
HoumaA7nafahahamounaفهّموناThey explained to us
SubjectObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
EnaEntibesh nefahhmekباش نفهّمكI will explain to you
EnaHouwabesh nefahhmouباش نفهّمهI will explain to him
EnaHeyabesh nefahhemhaباش نفهّمهاI will explain to her
HouwaHeyabesh yefahhemhaباش يفهّمهاHe will explain to her
HeyaHouwabesh tefahhmouباش تفهّمهShe will explain to him
A7naEntoumabesh nefahhmoukomباش نفهّموكمWe will explain to you (pl.)
HoumaA7nabesh yefahhmounaباش يفهّموناThey will explain to us
ObjectTunisian ArabicArabic ScriptEnglish
himfahhemou!فهّمه!Explain to him!
herfahhemha!فهّمها!Explain to her!
mefahhemni!فهّمني!Explain to me!
themfahhemhom!فهّمهم!Explain to them!
usfahhemna!فهّمنا!Explain to us!
your motherfahhem ommek!فهّم أمك!Explain to your mother!

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