“Understands” (third-person) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Understands” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Byefham

(f) Btefham

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بيفحام (m)

بتفحام (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My dog understands her name.”

Kalbe btefham 2esma.

.كالبي بتفحام أسما

 
“My sister understands Lebanese and Egyptian Arabic.”

2ekhte btefham 3arabe Lebnene 2ou Masre.

.أختي بتفحام عارابي لبنيني قو مصري

 
“She understands this topic well.”

Hye btefham hal mawdou3 mnih.

.هي بتفحام حالمودوع منيح

 
“My girlfriend understands me.”

Sahebte btefhamne.

.ساحبتي بتفحامني

 
“My boyfriend understands me well.”

Sahbe byefhamne.

.ساحبي بيفحامني