“Hear”, “Hears”, “Hearing”, “Heard” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) 2esma3

(f) 2esma3e

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اسمع (m)

 اسمعي (f)

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

(m) Yasma3

(f) Btesma3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يسمع (m)

 بتسمع (f)

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

(m) 3ambyisma3

(f) 3ambtesma3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيسمع(m)

عمبتسمع (f)

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

(m) Semi3

(f) sem3it

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سمع (m)

 سمعيت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I hear crickets outside.”

3ambesma3 sawt 2al sarasir bara.

.عمبسمع صوت الصراصير برا

 
“Did you hear the rooster crowing this morning?”

(m) Sme3et siyah 2al deek hal sebeh?

(f) Sme3te siyah 2al deek hal sebeh?

سمعت صياح الديك هالصبح؟ (m)

سمعتي صياح الديك هالصبح؟ (f)

 
“What are you hearing right now?”

(m) Shou 3ambtesma3 hala2?

(f) Shou 3ambtesma3e hala2?

.شو عمبتسمع هلأ (m)

.شو عمبتسمعي هلأ (f)

 
“I can hear a boat.”

Be2dar 2esma3 2al 2areb.

.بقدرر اسمع القارب

 
“I’ve heard this song before.”

2ana semi3 hal gheniye 2abel.

.انا سامع هالغنية قبل

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Hear”, “Hears”, “Hearing”, “Heard” (verbs) in Tunisian Arabic