“Catching” (present) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 3ambel2at

(You) (m) 3ambtel2at

(You) (f) 3ambtel2ate

(You, plural) 3ambtel2ato

(He) 3ambyel2at

(She) 3ambtel2at

(We) 3amnel2at

(They) 3ambyel2ato

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبلقات (I)

عمبتلقات (m) (You)

عمبتلقاتي (f) (You)

عمبتلقاتو (You, plural)

عمبيلقات (He)

عمبتلقاتي (She)

عمنلقات (We)

عمبيلقاتو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I think I’m catching a cold.”

Be3te2id 3amb2alit bared.

.بعتقيد عمبقاليت برد

 
“I’m not catching a cold. It’s allergies.”

Ma3amb2alit bared. Hayda alkergy.

.ماعمبقاليت برد. حايدا ألرجي

 
“Are you two catching something?”

2ento naynetkon 3ambtel2ato bared?

أنتو ناينيتكون عمبتلقاتو بارد؟

 
“He is practicing catching right now.”

Huwe 3ambyetmaran yel2at hala2.

.هو عامبيتماران يلقات حالاق

 
“We are catching the bubbles!”

3amen2aklit bubbelet!

!عمنقاليت بابليت

 
“The kids are catching water bubbles blown by a street vendor…”

2al loulet 3ambyel2ato bubbelet men 2al makana 3al tari2…

…أللوليد عمبيلقاتو بابليت من ألماكانا عالتاريق

 

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