“Understand” (future) in Lebanese Arabic
In Lebanese Arabic, “Understand” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Befham
(You) (m) Feham
(You) (f) Fehame
(You, plural) Fehamo
(He) Byefham
(She) Btefham
(We) Mnefham
(They) Byefhamo
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
بفحام (I)
فحام (m) (You)
فحامي (f) (You)
فحامو (You, plural)
بيفحام (He)
بتفحام (She)
منفحام (We)
بيفحامو (They)
Listen to these words pronounced (audio)
Examples in sentences or statements
“I will understand.”
Rah 2efham.
.راح أفحام
“I will understand the topic. I just need to read more.”
Rah 2efham 2al mawdou3. Lezim 2e2era shway 2aktar.
.راح أفحام ألماوضوع. ليزيم أفحام شواي أكتار
“If you keep practising you will understand Lebanese Arabic.”
(m) 2eza dayman btetmaran rah tefham 3arabe Lebnene.
(f) 2eza dayman btetmarane rah tefhame 3arabe Lebnene.
.أزا دايمان بتتماران راح تفحام عارابي لبنيني (m)
.أزا دايمان بتتماراني راح تفحامي عارابي لبنيني (f)
“Can you read this and tell me if you understand it?”
(m) Fik te2ra hayda 2ou t2elne 2eza 3ambtefham?
(f) Fike te2re hayda 2ou t2oulile 2eza 3ambtefhame?
فيك تقرا حايدي قو تقلني أزا عمبتفحام؟ (m)
فيكي تقري حايدي قو توليلي أزا عمبتفحامي؟ (f)
“Can you two read this sentence and tell me if you understand it?”
Fikon tnaynetkon te2ro haydal sater 2ou t2elo 2eza fikon tefhamo?
فيكون تقرو حايدال صتر قو تقلو أزا فيكون تفحامو؟
“If you explain it to him, he will understand.”
(m) 2eza betfaserlo, rah yefham.
(f) 2eza btetfasrilo, rah yefham.
.أزا بتفسرلو، راح يفحام (m)
.أزا بتفسرليلو، راح يفحام (f)
“She will understand.”
Hiye rah tefham.
.هي راح تفحام
“Let’s keep studying so that we understand this subject more.”
Khalina nkamil nedros lanefham haydal mawdou3 2aktar.
.خالينا نكاميل ندروس لانفحام حايدال ماوضوع أكتار
“The students will understand this subject after this lesson.”
2al tlemiz rah yifhamo haydal mawdou3 ba3del dares.
.ألتلاميز راح يفحامو حايدال ماوضوع باعدل درس
In other Mediterranean languages and dialects
“Understand” (future) in Egyptian Arabic
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