“Said” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 2elet

(You) (m) 2elet

(You) (f) 2elte

(You, plural) 2elto

(He) 2al

(She) 2alit

(We) 2elna

(They) 2elo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قلت (I)

قلت (m) (You)

قلتي (f) (You)

قلتو (You, plural)

قال (He)

قالت (She)

ألنا (We)

ألو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I said no onion on the sandwich.”

2elet bala toum bel sandwich.

.sandwichألت بالا توم بل

 
“My Dad said Hi.”

Baye 2al hi.

.hi باي أل

 
“My cousin said to bring an extra bottle of water to the beach.”

(m) Cousin taba3e 2al bjib 2aninet may zyede 3al baher.

(f) Cousin taba3e 2alit bjib 2aninet may zyede 3al baher.

 .تاباعي أل بجيب أنينت ماي زيادا عالباحر Cousin (m)

 .تاباعي أليت بجيب أنينت ماي زيادا عالباحر Cousin (f)

 
“The professor said that we all should read Chapters 17 and 18 tonight.”

(m) 2al 2estez 2al 2eno kelna lezim ne2ra fasel 17 2ou 18 hal layle.

(f) 2al m3alme 2al 2eno kelna lezim ne2ra fasel 17 2ou 18 hal layle.

 .أل أستازقال أنو كلنا لازيم نقرا فصل ١٧ قو ١٨ هاليلي (m)

 .أل معالمي أليت أنو كلنا لازيم نقرا فصل ١٧ قو ١٨ هاليلي (f)

 
“Mom said not to play with that!”

2eme 2alit ma 2el3ab ma3 hayda!

!أمي أليت ما قلعب ماع حايدا

 
“What did he say?”

Shou 2al?

شو قال؟

 
“What did she say?”

Shou 2alit?

شو أليت؟

 
“He said it was this way.”

Huwe 2al 2eno ken hek.

.هو قال أنو كان هاك

 
“The woman back there said we should turn left here.”

2al mara wara 2alit lezim nebrom shmel hon.

.ألمارا وارا أليت أنو لازيم نبروم شمال هون

 
“We said check-in was at 3pm.”

2elna 2eno check-in ken se3a tlete.

.كان ساعا تلاتا check-in ألنا أنو

 
“They said our table was ready.”

2alo 2eno tawle taba3na jehiz.

.ألنا أنو تاولي تاباعنا جاهيز