Learn Arabic Online for Free | Master The Arabic Verb I Eat

Hello everyone and welcome to today's Arabic lesson! Today, we are going to learn how to use the verb 'to eat' in Levantine Arabic. Get ready for some fun and easy learning!

The verb 'to eat' in Levantine Arabic is 'يأكُل' (pronounced 'yaakul'). It's a very common verb and you’ll find it super useful in everyday conversations. 

Let's break it down and learn how to use it in different sentences.

First, let’s look at how to use 'يأكُل' in the present tense. In Levantine Arabic, here's how you conjugate it:

- I eat: أنا بأكل (ana baakul)

- You eat (masculine): انتَ بتاكل (inta btaakul)

- You eat (feminine): انتِ بتاكلي (inti btaakli)

- He eats: هو بياكل (huwwe byaakul)

- She eats: هي بتاكل (hiyye btaakul)

- We eat: نحن مناكل (niḥna mnaakul)

- You all eat: انتو بتاكلوا (intu btaaklu)

- They eat: هن بياكلوا (hun byaaklu)

Here are some example sentences:

- I eat breakfast every day: أنا بأكل الفطور كل يوم (ana baakul el-futur kul yom)

- He eats a lot of fruit: هو بياكل كتير فواكة (huwwe byaakul ktiir fawaakeh)

- We eat dinner together: نحن مناكل العشا سوا (niḥna mnaakul el-asha sawa)

Now, let's learn how to say 'ate' in the past tense. Here's how you conjugate 'يأكُل' in the past tense:

- I ate: أنا أكلت (ana akalt)

- You ate (masculine): انتَ أكلت (inta akalt)

- You ate (feminine): انتِ أكلتي (inti akalti)

- He ate: هو أكل (huwwe akal)

- She ate: هي أكلت (hiyye akalit)

- We ate: نحن أكلنا (niḥna akalna)

- You all ate: انتو أكلتوا (intu akaltu)

- They ate: هن أكلوا (hun akalu)

Let's practice these now. Repeat after me: أنا أكلت...ana akalt. انتَ أكلت...inta akalt. Again, pay attention to the small changes in the verb endings.

Here are some example sentences:

- I ate lunch at 2 PM: أنا أكلت الغدا الساعة تنتين (ana akalt el-ghada el-sa'a tnatain)

- She ate a sandwich: هي أكلت ساندويش (hiyye akalit sandwich)

- They ate together yesterday: هن أكلوا مع بعض امبارح (hun 

akalu ma' ba’d imbareḥ)

Finally, let's look at the future tense. To say 'will eat' in Levantine Arabic, you use the verb 'يأكُل' with a future tense prefix. Here’s how it's conjugated:

- I will eat: أنا رح آكل (ana raḥ aakul)

- You will eat (masculine): انتَ رح تاكل (inta raḥ taakul)

- You will eat (feminine): انتِ رح تاكلي (inti raḥ taakli)

- He will eat: هو رح ياكل (huwwe raḥ yaakul)

- She will eat: هي رح تاكل (hiyye raḥ taakul)

- We will eat: نحن رح ناكل (niḥna raḥ naakul)

- You all will eat: انتو رح تاكلوا (intu raḥ taaklu)

- They will eat: هن رح ياكلوا (hun raḥ yaaklu)

Repeat each future form after me. أنا رح آكل...ana raḥ aakul. انتَ رح تاكل...inta raḥ taakul. With practice, you’ll get the hang of it!

Here are some example sentences:

- I will eat dinner with my family: أنا رح آكل العشا مع عيلتي (ana raḥ aakul el-asha ma’’elty)

- You will eat breakfast at 8 AM: انتَ رح تاكل الفطور الساعة ٨ (inta raḥ taakul el-futur el-sa'a tmaniyeh)

- They will eat pizza tonight: هن رح ياكلوا بيتزا الليلة (hun raḥ yaaklu pizza el-leileh)

That's it for today’s Arabic lesson! You’ve learned how to use the verb 'يأكُل' in Levantine Arabic in the present, past, and future tenses with example sentences. Great job! Keep practicing, and you’ll be speaking like a native in no time. See you next time!

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