“Say” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) B2oul

(You) (m) 2oul

(You) (f) 2oule

(You, plural) 2oulo

(He) Bi2oul

(She) Bet2oul

(We) Men2oul

(They) Bi2oulo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بقول (I)

قول (m) (You)

قولي (f) (You)

قولو (You, plural)

بيقول (He)

بتقول (She)

منقول (We)

بيقولو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will say it to him.”

2ana b2elo.

.أنا بقلو

 
“I will say it to her.”

2ana b2ela.

.أنا بقلا

 
“Don’t say it to him.”

Mat2elo.

.ماتقلو

 
“Can you say it again? I didn’t hear you fully.”

(m) Fiket2oula mara tene? Masma3tak.

(f) Fiket2ouliya mara tene? Masma3tik.

.فيكتقولا مارا تينا؟ ماسماعتاك (m)

.فيكيتقولايا مارا تينا؟ ماسماعتيك (f)

 
“He will say it again.”

Rah yi2oula mara tene.

.راح يقولا مارا تانا

 
“She will say it again.”

Rah t2oul mara tene.

.راحتقول مارا تانا

 
“They will call and say when it’s a good time for us to go.”

Rah yitalfeno 2ou yi2oulna 2amtin finanrouh.

.راحيتالفنو قويقولنا أمتين فينانروح

 

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