“Smell” (future) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Shem

(You) (m) Shem

(You) (f) Sheme

(You, plural) Shemo

(He) Bishem

(She) Betshem

(We) Menshem

(They) Bishemo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شم (I)

شم (You) (m)

شمي (You) (f)

شمو (You, plural)

بشم (He)

بتشم (She)

منشم (We)

بشمو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will smell it.”

Rah shema.

.راح شما

 
“What does the wine smell like?”

Shou rihtal wine?

؟wine شو ريحتل

 
“Do you two want to smell the soup?”

Badkon naynetkon tshemo 2al shorba?

بدكون نيناتكون تشمو ألشوربا؟

 
“He is going to smell the flowers.”

Rah yishem 2al zaher.

.راح يشم ألزهر

 
“She is going to smell the flowers.”

Rah tshem 2al zaher.

.راح أتشم ألزهر

 
“Yes! We will smell the soup.”

Na3am! Menshem 2al shorba.

.ناعم! منشم ألشوربا

 
“They will smell it.”

Bishemo.

.بيشمو