nchoufouk نشوفوك
Tunisian Derja · expression
“nchoufouk” (نشوفوك) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning see you, see you later.
Meanings
- see you, see you later
- we will see you
Usage
Nchoufouk is the form of the verb chouf, "to see", in the first person plural with the pronoun "you". It is commonly used to take leave or to set a meeting. It is often accompanied by a time or a moment: "nchoufouk m3a sab3a", "see you at seven", "nchoufouk ghodwa", "see you tomorrow". The "we" can refer to a real group or to a single person, out of politeness. One also says "inchallah nchoufouk". To address several people, nchoufoukom is used.
Example
باهي، نشوفوك غدوة الصباح.
behi, nchoufouk ghodwa sbe7.
“OK, see you tomorrow morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nchoufouk” but also “nchoufok”, “nchofok”, “nchoufek” and “nshoufouk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “nchoufouk” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “see you”; “we will see you”: nchoufouk in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “we (will) see you”; “we are watching you, following you”: nchoufouk in Algerian.