“Fishbowl”, “Fishbowls” in Lebanese Arabic

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

Hawd samak

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حوض سمك

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

Ahwad samak

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 أحواض سمك

Listen to these two terms pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I bought a fishbowl for my daughter.”

2eshtaret la bente hawd samak.

.أشتريت لبنتي حوض سمك

 
“We bought some fish for the fishbowl.”

2eshtarayna samak la hawd 2al samak.

.أشترينا سمك لحوض السمك

 
“I’ll clean the fishbowl.”

Rah nadif hawd 2al samak.

.رح نضف حوض السمك

 
“I’ll buy you a fishbowl, but you need to clean it.”

(m) Rah 2eshtrilak hawd samak, bas lezim tnadfo.

(f) Rah 2eshtrilik hawd samak, bas lezim tnadfe.

.رح اشتريلك حوض سمك، بس لازم تنضفو (m)

.رح اشتريليك حوض سمك، بس لازم تنضفو (f)

 
“The fishbowls are cleaned!”

Ahwad 2al samak 2endaf!

!أحواض ألسمك أنضاف

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Fishbowl”, “Fishbowls” in Tunisian Arabic