“Eat”, “Eats”, “Eating”, “Ate” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) Kol

(f) Kele

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 كول (m)

كلي (f)

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

(m) Yekol

(f) Tekol

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ياكل (m)

 تاكل (f)

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

(m) 3ambyekol

(f) 3ambtekol

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبياكل (m)

عمبتاكل (f)

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

(m) Akal

(f) Akalit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اكل (m)

 اكلت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“What do you want to eat?”

(m) Shou badak tekol?

(f) Shou badik tekle?

شو بدك تاكل؟ (m)

شو بديك تاكلي؟ (f)

 
“What are you eating?”

(m) Shou 3ambtekol?

(f) Shou 3ambtekle?

شو عمبتاكل؟ (m)

شو عمبتاكلي؟ (f)

 
“I ate already.”

Ba3edne 2ekil.

.بعدني اكل

 
“He eats here every week.”

Huwe byekol hon kel jem3a.

.هو بياكل هون كل جمعة

 
“I will eat a salad for lunch.”

Rah 2ekol salta 3al ghada.

.رح اكل سلطة علغدا

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Eat”, “Eats”, “Eating”, “Ate” (verbs) in Tunisian Arabic