“Learned” (past) in Lebanese Arabic
In Lebanese Arabic, “Learned” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) 2et3alamet
(You) (m) 2et3alamet
(You) (f) 2et3alamete
(You, plural) 2et3alamto
(He) 2et3alam
(She) 2et3alamit
(We) 2et3alamna
(They) 2et3alamo
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
أتعالامت (I)
أتعالامت (You) (m)
أتعالامتي (You) (f)
أتعالامتو (You, plural)
أتعالام (He)
أتعالاميت (She)
أتعالامنا (We)
أتعالامو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“I learned how to bake this from my Mom.”
2et3alamet kif fine 2ekhboz hayda la 2eme.
.أتعالامت كيف فيني أخبوز هايدي لاأمي
“I didn’t learn a second language until I was an adult.”
Mat3alamet gher lugha lahad 2al 2iyem 2al balegh.
.ماتعالامت غير لوغا لاحاد ألقيم ألبلغ
“Where did you learn how to do that?”
(m) Wen 2et3alamet ta3mol haydal shi?
(f) Wen 2et3alamte ta3mle haydal shi?
وين أتعالامت تاعمول حايدال شي؟ (m)
وين أتعالامتي تاعملي حايدال شي؟ (f)
“You learned this topic so fast!”
(m) 2et3alamet haydal 3enwen sari3!
(f) 2et3alamte haydal 3enwen sari3!
!أتعالامت هايدال عنون ساريع (m)
!أتعالامتي هايدال عنون ساريع (f)
“You two learned this topic so fast!”
2ento naynetkon 2et3alamto 2al 3enwen sari3!
!أنتو نايناتكون أتعالامتو ألعنوين ساريع
“What did you learn in class?”
(m) Shou 2et3alamet bel saf?
(f) Shou 2et3alamte bel saf?
شو أتعالامت بلصاف؟ (m)
شو أتعالامتي بلصاف؟ (f)
“He learned how to read quickly.”
2et3alam kif fiyo yi2ra sari3.
.أتعالالم كيف فيو يقرا ساريع
“She learned how to surf after three days.”
2et3alamit kif fiya ta3mol surfing bi tlet tiyem.
.بيتلات تيام surfing أتعالاميت كيف فيا تاعمول
“We learned chess from our father.”
2et3alamna chess men 2abouna.
.من أبونا chess أتعالامن
“They learned a lot from that teacher.”
(m) 2et3alamo ktir men haydal 2estez.
(f) 2et3alamo ktir men haydal m3alme.
.أتعالامو كتير من حايدال أستاز (m)
.أتعالامو كتير من حايدال معالمي (f)
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