“Learning” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 3ambet3alam

(You) (m) 3ambtet3alam

(You) (f) 3ambtet3alame

(You, plural) 3ambtet3alamo

(He) 3ambyit3alam

(She) 3ambtet3alam

(We) 3amnet3alam

(They) 3ambyit3alamo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبتعالام (I)

عمبتتعالام (You) (m)

عمبتتعالامي (You) (f)

عمبتتعالامو (You, plural)

عمبيتعالام (He)

عمبتتعالام (She)

عمنتعالام (We)

عمبيتعالامو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m learning how to speak Lebanese Arabic.”

3amb2et3alam kif fine 2ehke 3arabe lebnene.

.عمبأتعالام كيف فيني أحكي عارابي لبنيني

 
“I’m learning…”

3amb2et3alam…

…عمبأتعالام

 
“What are you learning?”

(m) Shou 3ambtet3alam?

(f) Shou 3ambtet3alame?

شو عمبتتعالام؟ (m)

شو عمبتتعالامي؟ (f)

 
“How are you two learning this so quickly?”

2ento naynetkon kif 3ambtet3alamo hayda ktir sari3?

أنتو نايناتكون كيف عمبتتعالامو حايدا كتير ساريع؟

 
“He’s learning to skateboard.”

3ambyet3alam skateboarding.

.skateboarding عامبيتعالالم

 
“She’s learning to write in Arabic.”

3ambtet3alam kif fiya tektob bel 3arabe.

.عمبتتعالام كيف فيا تكتوب بلعارابي

 
“We’re not learning that topic until next semester.”

Ma 3amnet3alam haydal 3enwen lal semester 2al je.

.ألجي semester ما عمنتعالام هايدال عنوان لال

 
“The boys are learning how to chop wood.”

2al shabeb 3ambyet3alamo kif fiyon yi2ta3o khashab.

.ألشبيب عمبيتعالامو كيف فيون يقتاعو خاشاب