Welcome to our series on Lebanese Arabic verb conjugation. In this lesson, we will be focusing on the verb โTo Eatโ. This lesson aims to simplify the process and make it less complicated for you.
Transcript
Hello! Todayโs 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 itโs the same as the present tense but we use the keyword, โ3amโ.
- 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 itโs โra7โ.
- 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 letโs 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.
Letโs 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 โbon appรฉtitโ. And enjoy the lesson, and thanks a lot for commenting, andโฆ ah! last video, I told you that I am now teaching on Skype, check out our lessons here.
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Hai Hiiba, i like lebanese very much, i like with your lessons, and im very enjoy your videos. I visited grup in facebook "ุนููู ุจูุฑูุช" and find some sentences.
Can you translate these?
ูุงุญุฏ ุณุฆู ู ุญุดุด ุดู ู ูุฑุฏ ุฎูุงุฒูู
ุฆูู ู ุงููุง ู ูุฑุฏ ูููู ุจูุฌู ูุฑุง ุจุนุถ
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ูููููููููููููููยญยญููููููููููููููยญูยญูููููู ุญููู ุงูุฑุฆููุง
ู ุฑุฉ ูุงุญุฏ "ู ูู ู" ุฑุงุญ ุนูุฏ ุงูุฏูุชูุฑ ุณุฃูู
ููู ุจุฏู ุฃุฎูุต ู ู ุงููู ูุ ูุงูู
ุงูุฏูุชูุฑ ูุงู ู ุดุบู ุงูู ุฑูุญุฉ .. ! ุนู ููุง ..
… ุตุญู ุชุงูู ููู ุณู ุน ูู ูุฉ ุจุชููู ู ุจุงุฑุญ
ุชุนุฑุถูุง ูุนุงุตูุฉ ูููุฉ ุจุณ ู ุง ุญุฏุง ู ุงุช ( ุ
… ุฑุงุญ ุนูุฏ ุงูุฏูุชูุฑ ูุงูู ุงูุฏูุชูุฑ ุงุฑูุจ ุณูุงุฑุฉ
ู ุทูุน ุฑุงุณู ู ู ุงูุดุจุงู , ุนู ููุง ูู ุง
ุฎูุต ุณู ุน ูู ูุฉ ุจุชููู ุงู ุจุงุฑุญ ุชุนุฑุถูุง
ูุนุงุตูุฉ ูููุฉ ุจุณ ู ุง ุญุฏุง ู ุงุช ุ ุฑุงุญ ุนูุฏ
ุงูุฏูุชูุฑ ูุงูู ุงูุฏูุชูุฑ ุญุท ุฑุงุณู ุฌูุจ
ุฑุงุณ ูุงุญุฏ ู ุฑุญ ููุชูู ูู ุงููู ู ุนูุฏู ..
ุนู ููุง ุชุงูู ููู ุณู ุน ูู ูุฉ ุจุชููู ู ุจุงุฑุญ
ุนู ููุง ู ุนุฑูุฉ ู ุน ููู ุชุงูููู ู ุงูุชุตุฑูุง
ูุฃุณุฑูุง 500 ูู ูุฉ
ูููููููููููููููยญยญููููููููู
Sorry I think that's too much ๐