“Watch”, “Watches” (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Watch” (the noun, as in the device that tells time) is written using the Latin script as:

Se3a

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ساعة

In Lebanese Arabic, “Watches” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Se3at

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ساعات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Nice watch!”

Shou helwe hal se3a!

!شو حلوة هالساعة

 
“Do you ever wear a watch?’

(m) Btelbos se3a?

(f) Btelebse se3a?

بتلبس ساعة؟ (m)

بتلبسي ساعة؟ (f)

 
“I don’t wear watches.”

2ana mabelbos se3a.

.انا ما بلبس ساعة

 
“What kind of watch is this?”

Shou naw3 2al se3a?

شو نوع الساعة؟

 
“I’m going to buy a watch for my husband’s birthday.”

Rah 2eshtere se3a la3id miled jawze.

.رح اشتري ساعة لعيد ميلاد زوجي