“Eat” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Bekol

(You) (m) Kol

(You) (f) Kele

(You, plural) Kelo

(He) Byekol

(She) Btekol

(We) Mnekol

(They) Byeklo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

باكول (I)

كول (You) (m)

كلي (You) (f)

كلو (You, plural)

بياكول (He)

بتاكول (She)

مناكول (We)

بياكلو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I want to eat soon.”

Bade 2ekol 2ariban.

.بادي أكول أريبان

 
“What do you want to eat tonight?”

(m) Shou badak tekol 2al layle?

(f) Shou badik tekle 2al layle?

 شو بداك تاكول أليلي؟ (m)

 شو بديك تاكلي أليلي؟ (f)

 
“Where does everyone want to eat?”

Wen badon yeklo 2al kel?

وين بادون ياكلو ألكل؟

 
“He wants to eat.”

Bado yekol.

.بادو ياكول

 
“She wants to eat.”

Bada tekol.

.بادا تاكول

 
“Where should we go to eat?”

Wen lezim nrouh nekol?

وان لازيم نروح ناكول؟

 
“They left to go eat.”

Falo la yeklo.

.فالو لاياكلو