Lebanese Arabic Verb Conjugation: Lesson 16 – “To Eat”

Welcome to our series on Lebanese Arabic verb conjugation. In this lesson, we will be focusing on the verb “To Eat”. This lesson aims to simplify the process and make it less complicated for you.

Transcript

Hello! Today’s lesson is a practical example of Lebanese Arabic verb conjugation, focusing on the verb to eat. We chose this verb because “I am” and “to be” can be difficult to conjugate in the Lebanese dialect. So, we’re going to learn it step by step with sentences.

Present Tense Conjugation in Lebanese Arabic

• I eat: ana bekoul
• You eat (for a man): enta btekoul
• You eat (for a woman): ente btekleh
• He eats: howe byekoul
• She eats: hiyeh btekoul
• We eat: ne7na mnekoul
• You eat (group): ento bteklo
• They eat: henneh byeklo

Present Continuous Tense Conjugation in Lebanese Arabic

The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now. It’s very simple because it’s the same as the present tense but we use the keyword, “3am”.

• I am eating now: ana 3am bekoul
• You are eating (for a man): enta 3am tekoul
• You are eating (for a woman): ente 3am tekleh
• He is eating: howe 3am yekoul
• She is eating: hiyeh 3am tekoul
• We are eating: ne7na 3am nekoul
• You are eating (group): ento 3am teklo
• They are eating: henneh 3am yeklo

Past Tense Conjugation in Lebanese Arabic

• I ate: ana akalet
• You ate (for a man): enta akalet
• You ate (for a woman): ente akalteh
• He ate: howe akal
• She ate: hiyyeh akalit
• We ate: ne7na akalna
• You ate (group): ento akalto
• They ate: henneh akalo

Future Tense Conjugation in Lebanese Arabic

The future tense also has a keyword, and it’s “ra7”.

• I will eat: ana ra7 ekoul
• You will eat (for a man): enta ra7 tekoul
• You will eat (for a woman): ente ra7 tekleh
• He will eat: howe ra7 yekoul
• She will eat: hiyeh ra7 tekoul
• We will eat: ne7na ra7 nekoul
• You will eat (group): ento ra7 teklo
• They will eat: henneh ra7 yeklo

Conclusion

Now you know the present tense, the present continuous, the past, and the future of the verb “to eat”. This is a fundamental part of Lebanese Arabic verb conjugation. Study it and you can use it with a lot of verbs, actually, because the pronouns are the same.

• I: ana
• You (m.): enta
• You (f.): ente
• He: howe
• She: hiyeh
• We: ne7na
• You (pl.): ento
• They: henneh

Ok, so let’s now learn a sentence with the verb to eat in the future tense. I will say:

I will eat tomorrow a salad: ana ra7 ekoul bukra salata

Tomorrow means bukra. Salad means salata.

Let’s learn the same with the past:

Yesterday I ate a salad: mberi7 akalet salata

Ok, so sa7tein for everyone who is eating now, it means “bon appétit”. And enjoy the lesson, and thanks a lot for commenting, and… ah! last video, I told you that I am now teaching on Skype, check out our lessons here.

Recap:

English	Lebanese Arabic (Latin)	Lebanese Arabic (Arabic Script)
Present Tense
I eat	ana bekoul	أنا باكل
You eat (m.)	enta btekoul	أنت بتاكل
You eat (f.)	ente btekleh	أنتِ بتاكلي
He eats	howe byekoul	هو بياكل
She eats	hiyeh btekoul	هي بتاكل
We eat	ne7na mnekoul	نحنا مناكل
You eat (group)	ento bteklo	أنتو بتاكلوا
They eat	henneh byeklo	هنّي بياكلوا
Present Continuous
I am eating now	ana 3am bekoul	أنا عم باكل
You are eating (m.)	enta 3am tekoul	أنت عم تاكل
You are eating (f.)	ente 3am tekleh	أنتِ عم تاكلي
He is eating	howe 3am yekoul	هو عم ياكل
She is eating	hiyeh 3am tekoul	هي عم تاكل
We are eating	ne7na 3am nekoul	نحنا عم ناكل
You are eating (group)	ento 3am teklo	أنتو عم تاكلوا
They are eating	henneh 3am yeklo	هنّي عم ياكلوا
Past Tense
I ate	ana akalet	أنا أكلت
You ate (m.)	enta akalet	أنت أكلت
You ate (f.)	ente akalteh	أنتِ أكلتي
He ate	howe akal	هو أكل
She ate	hiyyeh akalit	هي أكلت
We ate	ne7na akalna	نحنا أكلنا
You ate (group)	ento akalto	أنتو أكلتوا
They ate	henneh akalo	هنّي أكلوا
Future Tense
I will eat	ana ra7 ekoul	أنا رح اكل
You will eat (m.)	enta ra7 tekoul	أنت رح تاكل
You will eat (f.)	ente ra7 tekleh	أنتِ رح تاكلي
He will eat	howe ra7 yekoul	هو رح ياكل
She will eat	hiyeh ra7 tekoul	هي رح تاكل
We will eat	ne7na ra7 nekoul	نحنا رح ناكل
You will eat (group)	ento ra7 teklo	أنتو رح تاكلوا
They will eat	henneh ra7 yeklo	هنّي رح ياكلوا

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