 “tell” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “tell”(in English)                                            to tell someone, inform                                                                           ضَوِّيلُو                          dhawwiylouw  Don't tell anyone about this.             ما تضوي لحتى واحد على الحكاية هاذي m tdhwy l7ta w7d 3la l7ky hthy                                           they tell him what to do; he doesn't think on his own                                                                           إزَغْرَدْلُو فِي وِذْنُو                          2izaghradlouw fiy withnouw  Why are you so stupid ? You follow anyone who tells you something.             شبيك بوهالي إلي يزغردلك في وذنك تقوم إتبعو chbyk bwhly 2ily yzghrdlk fy wthnk t9wm 2itb3w                                           to tell a long, pointless story                                                                           خَرِّفْ                          5arrif  My grandmother used to tell us long stories.             قبل ممّاتي كانت تخرّفلنا 9bl mmmaty knt t5rrfln                                           I'm telling you                                                                           هَانِي نْقُلِّكْ                          haniy n9oullik  I'm telling you, I don't believe him.             هَانِي نْقُلِّكْ أَنَا مَتْصَدْقُوشْ haniy n9oullik 2ana matsad9ouwch                                           fortune telling, tarot card reading, etc.                                                                           تَدْجِيلْ                          tadjiyl  Fortune telling is forbidden in Islam.             التَدْجِيلْ حْرَامْ فِالإِسْلاَمْ tadjiyl 7ram fil2iislam                                           to spy on, tell on                                                                           صَبْ                          sab  Anwer went to tell on us at the police station.  أنور مشى صب بينا عند الشرطة 2nwr mcha sb byn 3nd chrt                                           think and tell me                                                                           خَمِّمْ وْ قلّي                          5ammim w 9lly  Think and tell me if you agree with my idea or not.             خمّم وقلّي كانك موافق علأْفكرة متاعي والا لا 5mmm w9lly knk mwf9 3l2fkr mt3y wl l                                           they look the same, hard to tell them apart                                                                           مَا يْفَرَّقِشْ بِينَاتْهُمْ                          ma yfarra9ich biynathoum  Even their father can't tell the twins apart.             التْوَامَا حَتَّا بُوهُمْ مَا يْفَرَّقِشْ بِينَاتْهُمْ twama 7atta bouwhoum ma yfarra9ich biynathoum                                           I have something to tell you                                                                           عَنْدِي مَا نْقُلِّكْ                          3andiy ma n9oullik  I need to meet Walid today; I have something to tell him.             وليد لازم نتقابلو ليوم عندي ما نقلّك wlyd lzm nt9blw lywm 3ndy m n9llk                                           to comfort, tell someone "May God have mercy on him"                                                                           رحّم                          r77m  Tell Amin "May God have mercy on your father," cause he died.             رحم على أمين بوه توفى r7m 3la 2myn bwh twfa                                           please tell me where….?                                                                           خُويَا بِاللّه مْنِينْ                          5ouwya billh mniyn  Hey, could you please tell me how to get downtown?             خويا بالله منين نمشي لوسط لبلاد ؟ 5wy bllh mnyn nmchy lwst lbld ?                                           to trust, put confidence in, tell someone your secrets                                                                           أعْطِيهْ الجْنَبْ                          23tiyh jnab  That man is tricky; don't trust him.             الرّاجل هذاكا خبيث, ما عادش تعطيه الجنب rrajl hthk 5byth, m 3dch t3tyh jnb                                           to tell on, embarrass, let someone's secret out                                                                           شهّر                          chhhr  Samir told on his girlfriend and talked about her to everybody.             سمير شهر بصاحبتو حكى عليها للناس الكل smyr chhr bs7btw 7ka 3lyh llns lkl                                           to tell jokes                                                                           نَكِّتْ                          nakkit  Hadi told us some jokes.             هَادِي نَكِّتِلْنَا شْوَيَّا hadiy nakkitilna chwayya                                           to recite, tell a story                                                                           رْوَى                          rwaa  The teacher told the whole story.             المعلم رْوَى القصة الكل lm3lm rwaa l9s lkl                                           he tells secrets, doesn't keep his mouth shut                                                                           مَا يْشِدِّشْ فَمُّو                          ma ychiddich fammouw  Fadi doesn't keep his mouth shut at all.             فَادِي مَا يْشِدِّشْ فَمُّو جِمْلَا fadiy ma ychiddich fammouw jimla                                           to spy on, tell on someone                                                                           صَبّْ بِيهْ الصَبَّةْ                          sabb biyh sabba  He spied on him for the supervisor.             صب بيه الصبة للعرف sb byh sb ll3rf                                           He doesn't tell anything, he's a blank slate                                                                           صبُّورَة كَحْلَة                          sbbouwra ka7la  He's a blank slate; he won't say anything.             صبّورة كحلة ما يضويش sbbwr k7l m ydhwych                                           to tell a secret, speak in secret                                                                           حْكَى سِكْرِيتُو                          7kaa sikriytouw  He spoke in secret and leaked important information.             حكى في السكريتو و سرب معلومات مهمة 7ka fy skrytw w srb m3lwmt mhm                                           to tell someone his/her fortune                                                                           قْرَالُو حَظُّو                          9ralouw 7adhdhouw  He read his fortune.             قْرَالُو حَظُّو 9ralouw 7adhdhouw                                           someone who tells secrets, doesn't keep secrets                                                                           بُو فَضُّوحْ                          bouw fadhdhouw7  What a secret-teller that guy is; any word he hears he goes and speads it to people.'             ملا بوفضوح هذا الكلمة الي يسمعها يمشي ينشرها بين الناس ml bwfdhw7 hth lklm ly ysm3h ymchy ynchrh byn ns                                           to say, tell story, talk about                                                                           حْكَا                          7ka  The author talked about the time of his childhood in the book.             الكاتب حكى على فترة الصغر متاعو في الكتاب lktb 7ka 3la ftr sghr mt3w fy lktb                                           cover-up, not telling the truth                                                                           تَعْتِيمْ                          ta3tiym  There's a significant media cover-up going on.             فمّا تعتيم إعلامي كبير fmma t3tym 2i3lmy kbyr                                           to tell something incorrectly, report falsely                                                                           حْكَى الغْلَطْ                          7kaa lghlat  He reported falsely, and so he brought it upon himself.             حكى الغلط ياخي كر على روحو 7ka lghlt y5y kr 3la rw7w                                           he doesn't do what I tell him to do                                                                           مَاهُوشْ بَرَاتِيكُونْ                          mahouwch baratiykouwn  Aimad isn't doing the activities I told him about.  عماد ماهوش براتيكون للانشطة الي قوتلو عليهم 3md mhwch brtykwn llncht ly 9wtlw 3lyhm                                           funny, joker, someone who laughs and tells jokes                                                                           صَاحِبْ نُكْتَةْ                          sa7ib noukta  He is a joker and it's always funny with him.             هو صاحب نكتة شبعة ضحك معاه hw s7b nkt chb3 dh7k m3h                                           to tell a secret, to reveal a secret                                                                           بَاحْ                          ba7  He told him the secret.             باحلو بسر b7lw bsr                                           to tell about something incorrectly                                                                           حْكَى حَاجَة غَالْطَة                          7kaa 7aja ghalta  He said something false to change the subject and get them off the trail.             حكى حاجة غالطة باش يتلف الجرّة 7ka 7j ghlt bch ytlf jrr                                           someone who always talks, tells the same story                                                                           كَعْرَارْ                          ka3rar  Why are you always talking?             شبيك كعرار ياخي؟ chbyk k3rr y5y?                                           to tell good news, evangelize                                                                           بَشِّرْ                          bachir  The father told his family the good news.             البو بَشِّرْ عايلتو بخبر باهي. lbw bachir 3yltw b5br bhy.                                           he always puts things off, procrastinates, discourages                                                                           دِيمَا مْوَخَّرْهَا لْتَالِي                          diyma mwa55arha ltaliy  He always puts things off; if you tell him to come and do something, he tells you, 'Let's do it tomorrow.'             ديما موخرها التالي,تقلو إيجا نعملو أكا الحاجة يقلك توا غدوة dym mw5rh tly,t9lw 2iyj n3mlw 2k l7j y9lk tw ghdw                                           that, those things                                                                           كًذًا                          kthan  Next time I tell you to do that, you need to listen to me and do what I tell you.             المرة الجاية كي نقلك أعمل كذا لازمك تسمع الكلام وتعمل لحاجة لقتلك عليها lmr jy ky n9lk 23ml kth lzmk tsm3 lklm wt3ml l7j l9tlk 3lyh                                           please, by all that you love                                                                           بِلِّي إِعِزْ عْلِيكْ                          billiy 2ii3iz 3liyk  By all that you love, tell me the whole story and don't leave anything from me.             بلي اعز عليك أحكيلي لحكاية لكل و ماتخبي عليا شي bly 3z 3lyk 27kyly l7ky lkl w mt5by 3ly chy                                           it's over, that's behind us, water under the bridge                                                                           إلِّي فَاتْ مَاتْ                          2illiy fat mat  Don't tell me that any longer; what's done is done.             معادش تحيكيهالي الحكاية هذي, إلّي فات مات m3dch t7ykyhly l7ky hthy, 2illy ft mt                                           riddle                                                                           طُلِّيعَةْ                          toulliy3a  Tell me a riddle.             حكالنا طليعة 7kln tly3                                           funny story                                                                           طُرْفَةْ                          tourfa  Tell us a funny story that happened to you.             إحكيلنا طرفة صارتلك 2i7kyln trf srtlk                                           to get everybody together                                                                           لِمُّو رْوَاحْهُمْ                          limmouw rwa7houm  Tell the women to get together a little.             قول للنساء يلمّو رواحهم شويّ 9wl llns2 ylmmw rw7hm chwyy                                           honest                                                                           صَرِيحْ                          sariy7  Be honest and tell me everything that's in your heart.             كون صريح و قلي الي في قلبك الكل kwn sry7 w 9ly ly fy 9lbk lkl                                           a narrated story                                                                           حْكَايَة مَرْوِيَّة                          7kaya marwiyya  There is a story they tell that says that house has spirits in it.             فما حكاية مرويّة تقول إلي الدار أذيكا فيها جنون fm 7ky mrwyy t9wl 2ily dr 2thyk fyh jnwn                                           my master                                                                           سِيدِي                          siydiy  You're my master and I will do anything you tell me.             إنتي هوّا سيدي وانا نعمل أيّ حاجة تقولهالي 2inty hwwa sydy wn n3ml 2yy 7j t9wlhly