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

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

(I) Besbah

(You) (m) 2esbah

(You) (f) 2esbahe

(You, plural) 2esbaho

(He) Byisbah

(She) Btesbah

(We) Mnesbah

(They) Byisbaho

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بسبح (I)

أسبح (You) (m)

أسبحي (You) (f)

أسبحو (You, plural)

بيسبح (He)

بتيبح (She)

منسبح (We)

بيسبحو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to go for a swim.”

Rayih 2esbah.

.رايح أسبح

 
“Do you want to go for a swim?”

(m) Badak trouh tesbah?

(f) Badik trouhe tesbahe?

بدك تروح تسبح؟ (m)

بديك تروحي تسبحي؟ (f)

 
“Do you three want to go for a swim?”

2ento tletetkon badkon trouho tesbaho?

انتو تليتتكون بدكون تروحو تيبحو؟

 
“He went for a swim in the lake.”

Rah yesbah bel bouhayra.

.راح يسبح بل بوحيرا

 
“She went for a swim in the sea.”

Rahit tesbah bel bouhayra.

.راحت تسبح بل بوحيرا

 
“We are going to go for a swim in the pool.”

Nahna rayhin nesbah bel picin.

.ناحنا رايحين نسبح بلبيسين

 
“They are going for a swim in a few minutes.”

Rayhin yisbaho kam di2a.

.رايحين يسبحو كم ديقا

 

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