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Level 101 – Lesson 9
Questions, Introduction to verb conjugation, simple verbs and Negative
phrases, Or
Curriculum V1.0
LLL System as developed by the Lebanese Language Institute
www.LebaneseLanguage.org
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Lebanese Language Center
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The Family
L xayle
Name the relatives
English
father
mother
brother
sister
son
daughter
grandfather
grandmother
uncle (father side)
uncle (mother side)
aunt (father side)
aunt (mother side)
Lebanese
bayy
(you can just call him baba)
imm
(you can just call her mama)
ḱayy
Iḱt/ iḱit
ibin
binit
jidd
(you can just call him jiddo)
sitt
(you can just call her teta)
xamm
(you can just call him xammo)
ḱel, ḱal (you can just call him ḱalo)
xamme (you can just call her xamto)
ḱele/ḱale (you can just call her ḱalto)
My ..
bayye
imme
ḱayye
iḱte
ibne
binte
jidde
sitte
xamme
ḱele
xammte
ḱelte
grandson
granddaughter
ibin ibin/bint (son of my son/daughter)
binit ibin/bint (duaghetr of my son/daughter)
ibin ibne/binte
binit ibne/binte
cousin
ibin xam (son of paternal uncle)
bint xam (daughter of paternal uncle)
ibin ḱel
(son of maternal uncle)
bint ḱel
(daughter of maternal uncle)
ibin xamme (son of paternal aunt)
bint xamme (daughter of paternal aunt)
ibin ḱele
(son of maternal aunt)
binit ḱele (daughter of maternal aunt)
my cousin
ibin xamme
bint xamme
ibin ḱele
bint ḱele
ibin xammte
bint xammte
ibin ḱelte
binit ḱelte
To say my cousin in Lebanese is not that simple. There is a certain structure to follow:
son of + relative + possessive suffix
Who is this?
Miin Hayda/Hayde?
This is my dad
This is my mom
These are my parents
This is my grandfather
This is my grandmother
These are my grandparents
Hayda bayye
Hayde imme
Hawde imme w bayye
Hayda jidde/ jiddo
…………………………
…………………………………..
How is he related to you?
Tom is my brother
Cu byi`rabak?
Tom ḱayye
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OR
daughter of + relative + possessive suffix
Example:
ibin xammte = son of my paternal aunt
ibin xamme = son of my paternal uncle
Jad is my cousin (son of paternal uncle)
Sandra is my cousin (daughter of paternal uncle)
Jad ibin xamme
Sandra bint Xamme
Exercise:
Sam is my cousin (son of maternal uncle)
……………………..…………………….
Layla is my cousin (daughter of maternal uncle)
……………………..………………….…….
George is my uncle (father side)
……………………..…………………….
Samya is aunt (father side)
……………………..…………………….
Or Aw/ walla
Is this a boy or a girl?
Is she your mom or aunt?
Is the apple red or green?
Do you want coffee or tea?
Is this a party or what?
Verbs
Conjugation
Sleep
Sleep
Present
Nem
Ana
Bnem
Inta
Bitnem
Inte
Bitneme
Huwwe Biynem
Hiyye
Bitnem
Niḣna
Minnem
Into
Bitnemo
Hinne
Biynemo
Sleep
Present
I
You
You
He
She
We
You
They
sleep
sleep
sleep
sleeps
sleeps
sleep
sleep
sleep
Hayda ṡabe aw binit?
Hayde immak aw ḱeltak?
Ttiffeḣa ḣamra walla ḱaḋra?
Baddak ahwe aw shay?
Hayde ḣafle walla cu?
Present
Continuous
Xam nem
Xam tnem
Xam tneme
Xam ynem
Xam tnem
Xam nnem
Xam tnemo
Xam ynemo
Present
Continuous
am sleeping
are sleeping
are sleeping
is sleeping
is sleeping
are sleeping
are sleeping
are sleeping
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Go
Go
Ruḣ
Ana
Inta
Inte
Huwwe
Hiyye
Niḣna
Into
Hinne
Verb Come
Come
ija
Ana
Inta
Inte
Huwwe
Hiyye
Niḣna
Into
Hinne
Present
bije
btije
btije
byije
bitje
mnije
btijo
byijo
Present
continuous
Xam ije
Xam tije
Xam tije
Xam yije
Xam tije
Xam nije
Xam tijo
Xam yijo
Will
come
Raḣ ije
Raḣ tije
Raḣ tije
Raḣ yije
Raḣ tije
Raḣ nije
Raḣ tijo
Raḣ yijo
Negative phrases
To make a negative sentence:
1. Place “Ma” before the verb or its helping verb article: Xam/Raḣ
2. “Mic” is used before nouns
3. “Mic” could also be used before verbs indicating future tenses or Xam/Raḣ.
Present
Bruḣ
Bitruḣ
Bitruḣe
Biyruḣ
Bitruḣ
Minruḣ
Bitruḣo
Biyruḣo
Go
Present
I
You
You
He
She
We
You
They
go
go
go
goes
goes
go
go
go
Present
Continuous
Xam ruḣ
Xam truḣ
Xam truḣe
Xam yruḣ
Xam truḣ
Xam nruḣ
Xam truḣo
Xam yruḣo
Present
Continuous
am going
are going
are going
is going
is going
are going
are going
are going
I speak Lebanese
He goes to school
We will go home
Biḣke Libnene
Biruḣ xal madirse
Raḣ nruḣ xal bet
I don’t speak Lebanese
He doesn’t go to school
We will not go home
This is a book
This is my uncle
Hayda kteb
Hayda ḱale
This is not a book
This is not my uncle
Ma biḣke Libnene
Ma biruḣ xal madirse
Ma raḣ nruḣ xal bet
or
Mic raḣ nruḣ xal bet
Hayda mic kteb
Hayda mic ḱale
Exercise:
I will go home
…………………………………………………………
I will not go home
…………………………………………………………
She will go to school
…………………………………………………..
She will not go to school ……………………………………………………
They will come tomorrow
………………………………………………
They will not come tomorrow
…………..…………………….……………………..
You (f) are going to Lebanon
……………………………………………….
Are these your parents?
No, these are my uncle and his wife
Hawde immak w bayyak?
La’ , hawde xamme w mart xamme
Are these your grandparents?
……………………………………………
No, these are my aunt (fath. side) and
her husband
……………………………………………
Who are those?
……………………………………………
They are my brother and sister
……………………………………………
This is not a pen
Hayda mic alam
This is not a door
…………………………..
2.When?
Aymata?
You are not going to Lebanon ………………………………………………..
Exercise:
Questions and Answers?
Yes and No questions
Is this your dad?
No this is not my dad
No, this is my uncle
Hayda Bayyak?
Hayda mic bayye
La’, hayda xamme
Is this your aunt (ma. Side)?
…………………………………………..
No, this is my mom
…………………………………………….
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When will your dad come?
Aymata raḣ yije bayyak?
Tomorrow
………………………………….
When will my mom come?
………………………………….
At 7:00
………………………………….
When will your parents go to Lebanon? ………………………………….
They will go next summer
………………………………….