“Listens” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Listens” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Byesma3

(f) Btesma3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بيسماع (m)

بتسماع (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My dog listens well.”

(m) Kalbe sehto mnih.

(f) Kalbe sehta mnih.

.كالبي صحتو منيح (m)

.كالبي صحتا منيح (f)

 
“He listens to…”

Huwe byesma3…

…هو بيسماع

 
“She listens to music when she drives.”

Hiye btesma3 bi mousi2a lama betsou2.

.هي بتسماع بي موسيقا لاما بتسوق

 
“My husband listens to podcasts when he jogs.”

Jawze byesma3 podcasts lama byerkod.

.لاما بيركود podcasts جاوزي بيسماع

 
“She listens to a lot of audio books.”

Hiye btesma3 bi ktir audio books.

.audio books هي بتسماع بي كتير

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Listens” (third-person) in Greek

“Listens” (third-person) in Turkish
 

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