“Care”, “Cares”, “Caring”, “Cared” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Care” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Htam

(f) Htame

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هتم (m)

هتمي (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Cares” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yihtam

(f) Tehtam

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يهتم (m)

تهتم (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Caring” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 3ambyihtam

(f) 3ambtehtam

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيهتم (m)

 عمبتهتم (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Cared” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Htam

(f) Htamit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هتم (m)

هتمت (f)

Listen to these four words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I care for you.”

(m) 2ana mehtam fik.

(f) 2ana mehtam fike.

.أنا مهتم فيك (m)

.أنا مهتم فيكي (f)

 
“You’re very caring.”

(m) 2enta ktir hanoun.

(f) 2ente ktir hanoune.

.أنت كتير حنون (m)

.أنتي كتير حنوني (f)

 
“I care a lot about you.”

(m) 2ana ktir mehtam fik.

(f) 2ana ktir mehtam fike.

.أنا كتير مهتم فيك (m)

.أنا كتير مهتم فيكي (f)

 
“I will take care of the house this weekend.”

Rah 2ehtam belbet hal weekend.

.رح أهتم بالبيت هالويك اند

 
“Can you take care of the cat?”

(m) Fik tehtam bel bsayne?

(f) Fike tehtame bel bsayne?

فيك تهتم بالبسينة؟ (m)

فيك تهتمي بالبسينة؟ (f)