“Girl”, “Girls” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Girl” is written using the Latin script as:

Benet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بنت

In Lebanese Arabic, “Girls” is written using the Latin script as:

Banet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 بنات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I have one girl.”

3ande benet wahde.

.عندي بنت وحدة

 
“I have one girl and one boy.”

3ande benet 2ou sabe.

.عندي بنت و صبي

 
“It’s going to be a girl!”

Rah tkoun benet!

!رح تكون بنت

 
“My husband took the girls for a swim.”

Jawze 2ekhid 2al benet 3al sbehat.

.جوزي اخد البنات عالسباحة

 
“There are two girls and one boy playing on the driveway.”

Fi benten 2ou sabe 3ambyil3abo 3al tari2 2al khas.

.في بنتين و صبي عمبيلعبو عالطريق الخاص

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Boy”, “Boys” in Lebanese Arabic

“Woman”, “Women” in Lebanese Arabic