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 Obsidian notes - some of the recordings cut out in the middle.
I will later make a post with cloze lists to test yourself.
| Base Verb (intransitive) |
Meaning |
Causative Form |
Meaning |
Audio Recording |
| kle (كل) |
to eat |
wakkel (وكّل) |
to feed |
|
| taʿallem (تعلّم) |
to learn |
ʿallem (علّم) |
to teach |
|
| ḥfadh (حفظ) |
to memorize |
ḥaffed (حفّظ) |
to teach by rote |
|
| fhem (فهم) |
to understand |
fahhem (فهّم) |
to explain |
|
| ḥass (حسّ) |
to feel |
yehasses (حوّس) |
to make someone feel |
|
| nkhrrej (خرج) |
to go out |
kherrej (خرّج) |
to make someone go out |
|
| dkhal (دخل) |
to enter |
dakhal (دخّل) |
to let in / insert |
|
| qra (قرا) |
to read/study |
qerra (قرّى) |
to teach |
|
| ḍḥek (ضحك) |
to laugh |
ḍaḥḥek (ضحّك) |
to make someone laugh |
|
| bka (بكى) |
to cry |
bekka (بكّى) |
to make someone cry |
|
| sket (سكت) |
to be quiet |
sakkat (سكّت) |
to silence |
|
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Pronunciation |
English |
Audio Recording |
| I |
Ena nekel |
ناكل أنا |
I eat |
|
| You (masc.) |
Enti tekel |
تاكل انت |
You eat |
|
| He |
Houwa yekel |
ياكل هو |
He eats |
|
| She |
Heya takel |
تاكل هي |
She eats |
|
| We |
A7na neklou |
ناكلو احنا |
We eat |
|
| You (plural) |
Entouma teklou |
تاكلو انتم |
You (all) eat |
|
| They |
Houma yeklou |
ياكلو هم |
They eat |
|
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Pronunciation |
English |
Audio Recording |
| I |
Ena klit |
كلت أنا |
I ate |
|
| You |
Enti klit |
كلت انت |
You ate |
|
| He |
Houwa kal |
كل هو |
He ate |
|
| She |
Heya kalet |
كلت היא |
She ate |
|
| We |
A7na klina |
كلنا احنا |
We ate |
|
| You (plural) |
Entouma klitou |
كلتو انتم |
You (all) ate |
|
| They |
Houma klayou |
كلو هم |
They ate |
|
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Pronunciation |
English |
Audio Recording |
| I |
Ena باش ناكل |
bāsh nākel |
I will eat |
|
| You (masc.) |
Enti باش تاكل |
bāsh tākel |
You will eat |
|
| He |
Houwa باش ياكل |
bāsh yākel |
He will eat |
|
| She |
Heya باش تاكل |
bāsh tākel |
She will eat |
|
| We |
A7na باش ناكلو |
bāsh nāklou |
We will eat |
|
| You (plural) |
Entouma باش تاكلو |
bāsh tāklou |
You (all) will eat |
|
| They |
Houma باش ياكلو |
bāsh yākelou |
They will eat |
|
| To whom? |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| You (sing.) |
kul! |
كُل! |
Eat! |
|
| You (plural) |
kulou! |
كلو! |
Eat! (all of you) |
|
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| Ena |
Enti |
newakklek |
نوكّلك |
I feed you |
|
| Ena |
Houwa |
newakklou |
نوكّله |
I feed him |
|
| Ena |
Heya |
nwakkelha |
نوكّلها |
I feed her |
|
| Houwa |
Heya |
yewakkelha |
يوكّلها |
He feeds her |
|
| Heya |
Houwa |
tewakklou |
توكّله |
She feeds him |
|
| A7na |
Entouma |
newakkloukom |
نوكّلكم |
We feed you (pl.) |
|
| Houma |
A7na |
yewakklouna |
يوكّلونا |
They feed us |
|
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| Ena |
Enti (m) |
wakkeltek |
وكّلتك |
I fed you |
|
| Ena |
Houwa |
wakkeltou |
وكّلته |
I fed him |
|
| Ena |
Heya |
wakkeltha |
وكّلتها |
I fed her |
|
| Houwa |
Heya |
wakkelha |
وكّلها |
He fed her |
|
| Heya |
Houwa |
wakklitou |
وكّلته |
She fed him |
|
| A7na |
Entouma |
wakkelnékom |
وكّلناكم |
We fed you (pl.) |
|
| Houma |
A7na |
wakkelouna |
وكّلونا |
They fed us |
|
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| Ena |
Enti (m) |
besh newakklek |
باش نوكّلك |
I will feed you |
|
| Ena |
Houwa |
besh newakklou |
باش نوكّله |
I will feed him |
|
| Ena |
Heya |
besh newakkelha |
باش نوكّلها |
I will feed her |
|
| Houwa |
Heya |
besh yewakkelha |
باش يوكّلها |
He will feed her |
|
| Heya |
Houwa |
besh tewakklou |
باش توكّله |
She will feed him |
|
| A7na |
Entouma |
besh newakkloukom |
باش نوكّلكم |
We will feed you (pl.) |
|
| Houma |
A7na |
besh yewakklouna |
باش يوكّلونا |
They will feed us |
|
| Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| him |
wakkelou! |
وكّله! |
Feed him! |
|
| her |
wakkelha! |
وكّلها! |
Feed her! |
|
| me |
wakkelni! |
وكّلني! |
Feed me! |
|
| them |
wakkelhom! |
وكّلهم! |
Feed them! |
|
| us |
wakkelna! |
وكّلنا! |
Feed us! |
|
| your brother |
wakkel khouk! |
وكّل خوك! |
Feed your brother! |
|
| us |
wakkelouna! |
وكّلونا! |
Feed us! (you all) |
|
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| I |
netʿallem |
نتعلّم |
I learn |
|
| You (masc.) |
tetʿallem |
تتعلّم |
You learn |
|
| He |
yetʿallem |
يتعلّم |
He learns |
|
| She |
tetʿallem |
تتعلّم |
She learns |
|
| We |
netʿallemou |
نتعلّمو |
We learn |
|
| You (plural) |
tetʿallemou |
تتعلّمو |
You (pl.) learn |
|
| They |
yetʿallemou |
يتعلّمو |
They learn |
|
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| I |
taʿallemt |
تعلّمت |
I learned |
|
| You (masc.) |
taʿallemt |
تعلّمت |
You learned |
|
| He |
taʿallem |
تعلّم |
He learned |
|
| She |
taʿallemet |
تعلّمت |
She learned |
|
| We |
taʿallemna |
تعلّمنا |
We learned |
|
| You (plural) |
taʿallemtou |
تعلّمتو |
You (pl.) learned |
|
| They |
taʿallemou |
تعلّمو |
They learned |
|
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| I |
besh netʿallem |
باش نتعلّم |
I will learn |
|
| You (masc.) |
besh tetʿallem |
باش تتعلّم |
You will learn |
|
| He |
besh yetʿallem |
باش يتعلّم |
He will learn |
|
| She |
besh tetʿallem |
باش تتعلّم |
She will learn |
|
| We |
besh netʿallemou |
باش نتعلّمو |
We will learn |
|
| You (plural) |
besh tetʿallemou |
باش تتعلّمو |
You (pl.) will learn |
|
| They |
besh yetʿallemou |
باش يتعلّمو |
They will learn |
|
| To whom? |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| You (masc.) |
taʿallem! |
تعلّم! |
Learn! |
| You (plural) |
taʿallemou! |
تعلّمو! |
Learn! (all of you) |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
Audio Recording |
| Ena |
Enti |
neʿallemek |
نعلّمك |
I teach you |
|
| Ena |
Houwa |
neʿallemou |
نعلّمه |
I teach him |
|
| Ena |
Heya |
neʿallemha |
نعلّمها |
I teach her |
|
| Houwa |
Heya |
yeʿallemha |
يعلّمها |
He teaches her |
|
| Heya |
Houwa |
teʿallemou |
تعلّمه |
She teaches him |
|
| A7na |
Entouma |
neʿallemoukom |
نعلّموكم |
We teach you (pl.) |
|
| Houma |
A7na |
yeʿallemouna |
يعلّمونا |
They teach us |
|
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
ʿallemtek |
علّمتك |
I taught you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
ʿallemtou |
علّمته |
I taught him |
| Ena |
Heya |
ʿallemtha |
علّمتها |
I taught her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
ʿallemha |
علّمها |
He taught her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
ʿallmetou |
علّمته |
She taught him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
ʿallemnékom |
علّمناكم |
We taught you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
ʿallemouna |
علّمونا |
They taught us |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
besh neʿallemek |
باش نعلّمك |
I will teach you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
besh neʿallemou |
باش نعلّمه |
I will teach him |
| Ena |
Heya |
besh neʿallemha |
باش نعلّمها |
I will teach her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
besh yeʿallemha |
باش يعلّمها |
He will teach her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
besh teʿallemou |
باش تعلّمه |
She will teach him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
besh neʿallemoukom |
باش نعلّموكم |
We will teach you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
besh yeʿallemouna |
باش يعلّمونا |
They will teach us |
| Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| him |
ʿallemou! |
علّمه! |
Teach him! |
| her |
ʿallemha! |
علّمها! |
Teach her! |
| me |
ʿallemni! |
علّمني! |
Teach me! |
| them |
ʿallemhom! |
علّمهم! |
Teach them! |
| us |
ʿallemna! |
علّمنا! |
Teach us! |
| your sister |
ʿallem okhtik! |
علّم أختك! |
Teach your sister! |
Understand – فهم (fhem)
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| I |
nefhem |
نفهم |
I understand |
| You (masc.) |
tefhem |
تفهم |
You understand |
| He |
yefhem |
يفهم |
He understands |
| She |
tefhem |
تفهم |
She understands |
| We |
nefhemou |
نفهمو |
We understand |
| You (plural) |
tefhemou |
تفهمو |
You understand |
| They |
yefhemou |
يفهمو |
They understand |
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| I |
fhemt |
فهمت |
I understood |
| You (masc.) |
fhemt |
فهمت |
You understood |
| He |
fhem |
فهم |
He understood |
| She |
fehemet |
فهمت |
She understood |
| We |
fehemna |
فهمنا |
We understood |
| You (plural) |
fehemtou |
فهمتو |
You understood |
| They |
fehemou |
فهمو |
They understood |
| Pronoun |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| I |
besh nefhem |
باش نفهم |
I will understand |
| You (masc.) |
besh tefhem |
باش تفهم |
You will understand |
| He |
besh yefhem |
باش يفهم |
He will understand |
| She |
besh tefhem |
باش تفهم |
She will understand |
| We |
besh nefhemou |
باش نفهمو |
We will understand |
| You (plural) |
besh tefhemou |
باش تفهمو |
You (pl.) will understand |
| They |
besh yefhemou |
باش يفهمو |
They will understand |
| To whom? |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| You (masc.) |
ifhem! |
افهم! |
Understand! |
| You (plural) |
ifhemou! |
افهمو! |
Understand! (pl.) |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
nefhmek |
نفهمك |
I understand you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
nefhmou |
نفهمه |
I understand him |
| Ena |
Heya |
nefhemha |
نفهمها |
I understand her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
yefhemha |
يفهمها |
He understands her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
tefhmou |
تفهمه |
She understands him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
nefhemkom |
نفهمكم |
We understand you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
yefhemouna |
يفهمونا |
They understand us |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
fhemtk |
فهمتك |
I understood you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
fhemtou |
فهمته |
I understood him |
| Ena |
Heya |
fhemtha |
فهمتها |
I understood her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
fehemha |
فهمها |
He understood her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
fehemetou |
فهمته |
She understood him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
fehemnakom |
فهمناكم |
We understood you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
fehemouna |
فهمونا |
They understood us |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
besh nefhmek |
باش نفهمك |
I will understand you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
besh nefhmou |
باش نفهمه |
I will understand him |
| Ena |
Heya |
besh nefhemha |
باش نفهمها |
I will understand her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
besh yefhemha |
باش يفهمها |
He will understand her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
besh tefhmou |
باش تفهمه |
She will understand him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
besh nefhemkom |
باش نفهمكم |
We will understand you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
besh yefhemouna |
باش يفهمونا |
They will understand us |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
nefahhmek |
نفهّمك |
I explain to you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
nefahhmou |
نفهّمه |
I explain to him |
| Ena |
Heya |
nefahhemha |
نفهّمها |
I explain to her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
yfahhemha |
يفهّمها |
He explains to her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
tefahhmou |
تفهّمه |
She explains to him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
nefahahmoukom |
نفهّموكم |
We explain to you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
yfahahmouna |
يفهّمونا |
They explain to us |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
fhhamtek |
فهّمتك |
I explained to you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
fhhamtou |
فهّمته |
I explained to him |
| Ena |
Heya |
fhhamtha |
فهّمتها |
I explained to her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
fhhamha |
فهّمها |
He explained to her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
fhhamehtou |
فهّمته |
She explained to him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
fahhamnékom |
فهّمناكم |
We explained to you |
| Houma |
A7na |
fahahamouna |
فهّمونا |
They explained to us |
| Subject |
Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| Ena |
Enti |
besh nefahhmek |
باش نفهّمك |
I will explain to you |
| Ena |
Houwa |
besh nefahhmou |
باش نفهّمه |
I will explain to him |
| Ena |
Heya |
besh nefahhemha |
باش نفهّمها |
I will explain to her |
| Houwa |
Heya |
besh yefahhemha |
باش يفهّمها |
He will explain to her |
| Heya |
Houwa |
besh tefahhmou |
باش تفهّمه |
She will explain to him |
| A7na |
Entouma |
besh nefahhmoukom |
باش نفهّموكم |
We will explain to you (pl.) |
| Houma |
A7na |
besh yefahhmouna |
باش يفهّمونا |
They will explain to us |
| Object |
Tunisian Arabic |
Arabic Script |
English |
| him |
fahhemou! |
فهّمه! |
Explain to him! |
| her |
fahhemha! |
فهّمها! |
Explain to her! |
| me |
fahhemni! |
فهّمني! |
Explain to me! |
| them |
fahhemhom! |
فهّمهم! |
Explain to them! |
| us |
fahhemna! |
فهّمنا! |
Explain to us! |
| your mother |
fahhem ommek! |
فهّم أمك! |
Explain to your mother! |