 “ago” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “ago”(in English)                                            a long time ago, a while ago                                                    مِنْ قَبَلْ                          min 9abal  You should have called me a long time ago.             كارك كلّمتني مِنْ قَبَلْ krk kllmtny min 9abal                                           a while ago                                                    قْبيلة                          9byl  I was talking with him earlier.             كنت نحكي معاه قبيلة knt n7ky m3h 9byl                                           oh the good old days, that was a long time ago                                                    يَا حَسْرَةْ عْلاَهَا                          ya 7asra 3laha  Oh, the good old days and those times; those are gone now.             يَا حَسْرَةْ عْلاَهَا لَحْكَايَا هَاذِيكَا، تَوَّا مَعَادِشْ فَمَّا ya 7asra 3laha la7kaya hathiyka, tawwa ma3adich famma                                           haunted, possessed house                                                                           بِيتْ مَسْكُونَة                          biyt maskouwna  That room where a man died years ago is closed up and people said it's haunted.             البيت هاكي مات فيها راجل وعندها سنين مسكرة والناس قالو انها بيت مسكونة lbyt hky mt fyh rjl w3ndh snyn mskr wlns 9lw nh byt mskwn                                           to become crazy, to have been raped (crass)                                                                           تبَعْبِصْ                          tba3bis  Why have you gotten so crazy since a little bit ago?             فاش تبعبص من قبيليكا؟ fch tb3bs mn 9bylyk?                                           baptism                                                                           مَعْمُودِيَّةْ                          ma3mouwdiyya  He was baptized two years ago.             عمل المعمودية متاعو عامين لتالي 3ml lm3mwdy mt3w 3myn ltly                                           two days before yesterday                                                                           وِلْتْ البَارْحِينْ                          wilt lbar7iyn  Three days ago I took a vacation.             ولت البارحين خذيت كونجي wlt lbr7yn 5thyt kwnjy                                           skull                                                                           جُمْجْمَة                          joumjma  When we were about to start to build our house, we found the skull of a man who had died a long time ago.             كيف جينا نبنيوو في دارنا لقينا جمجمة متاع راجل ميت ليه برشا kyf jyn nbnyww fy drn l9yn jmjm mt3 rjl myt lyh brch                                           a young pig                                                                           خَنْتُوشْ                          5antouwch  That young pig was born not long ago.             إلْحنطوش هاذا ما تُولدش ليه برشا 2il7ntwch hth m touwldch lyh brch                                           Dali (nickname for Mohamed Ali)                                                                           دَالِي                          daliy  I saw Dali from our neighborhood a little bit ago.             قبيليكا قابلت ولد حومتنا دالي 9bylyk 9blt wld 7wmtn dly                                           tadpole                                                                           شُرْغُوفْ                          chourghouwf  That tadpole was born two weeks ago.             إشّرغوف  هاذا تولد ليه جمعتين 2ichrghwf  hth twld lyh jm3tyn                                           to have made a decision                                                                           مَاخُو قَرَارْ                          ma5ouw 9arar  He made a decision a long time ago.             ماخو قرارو عندو برشا m5w 9rrw 3ndw brch                                           to leave, go away                                                                           غَادِرْ                          ghadir  Ahmed left the house an hour ago.             أحمد غادر إدّار ليه ساعة 27md ghdr 2iddar lyh s3                                           mosaic                                                                           فُسَيْفُسَاءْ                          fousayfousa2  The origins of mosaics are from more than four thousand years ago.             الفُسَيْفُسَاءْ أَصْلْهَا أَقْدِمْ مِنْ أَرْبْعَالَافْ سْنَا lfousayfousa2 2aslha 2a9dim min 2arb3alaf sna                                           the day before yesterday                                                                           وِلْتْ البَارِحْ                          wilt lbari7  Two days ago I watched a match at the café.             ولت البارح تفرجت في الماتش في القهوة wlt lbr7 tfrjt fy lmtch fy l9hw                                           to go out                                                                           خْرَجْ                          5raj  He left the house an hour ago. Come back whenever you want.             راو خرج مدّار ليه ساعة ، إرجعلو وقتلّي تحب rw 5rj mddar lyh s3 , 2irj3lw w9tlly t7b                                           to die, pass away, go to God, go to heaven                                                                           إنْتَقَلَ إلى جِوَارْ ربِّهْ                          2inta9ala 2ila jiwar rbbih  My grandfather passed away ten years ago.             عزيزي إنْتَقَلَ إلى جِوَارْ ربِّهْ 10 سنين التالي. 3zyzy 2inta9ala 2ila jiwar rbbih 10 snyn tly.                                           mailbox                                                                           بْوَاتَالَاتِرْ                          bwatalatir  I found a letter in the mailbox that had arrived a month ago.             لقيت جواب في البواتالاتر عندو شهر ملي وصل l9yt jwb fy lbwtltr 3ndw chhr mly wsl