Learn Lebanese

Level 101 Lesson 8

Days, Months and seasons, Singles, dual and plural, Fii

Curriculum V1.0
Lebanese Language Center
LLL System as developed by the Lebanese Language Institute
www.LebaneseLanguage.org

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You (f) have Beautiful eyes

Human Body

Xyunik ilwiin

Jisim L Iinsen
They have black eyebrows

We have wide shoulders

I have a small mouth

The Body

L jisim

Vocabulary
English

Lebanese (Singular)
Masculine

Head

xen

Grammar:
To Have
I

have

Ana

Xinde

I have a mouth

Xinde timm

You (m)

have

Inta

Xindak

You have a nose

Xindak minar

You (f)

have

Inte

Xindik

You have shoulders Xindik ktef

He

has

Hiwwe Xindo

She

has

Hiyye

We

have

Nina Xinna

You (plr)

have

Into

They

have

Hinne Xindon

Xinda
Xindkon

He has a neck
She has shoulders
We have hands

Xinna iiden

You[plr] have a head

They have heads

Tip: To say: You have beautiful eyes we say your eyes are beautiful

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rasen

rus

xaynten

xyun

Eyebrow

ajib

ajben

awejib

Nose

minar

minaren

mneiir

Ear

dayne

daynten

Diinen/ daynet

Neck

ra`be

ra`bten

r`eb/ra`bet

caxren

caxir

Hair

What do I have? Cu xinde?/ cu fii xinde?

(Plural)

Feminine

ras

Eye

(Dual)

caxir*

A Hair

caxra

caxirten

caxir

Leg

ijir

ijirten

ijren

Foot

ijir

ijirten

ijren

Knee

rikbe

rikibten

Rikeb
Rikab/rikbet

Breast/chest

idir

idren

dura

Back

ahir

ahren

hura/ hur

Shoulder

kitif

kitfen

ktef

Hand

iid

iidten

iiden

Arm

iid

iidten

iiden

Elbow

kux

kuxen

kwex

Hand palm

kaff

kaffen

kfuf

Finger

Ibax

Ibxen

aaabix/abiix

Caxir is plural treated as a single masculine word

Tip: You can always use the plural form to substitute for dual.
Example:

Two shoulders

Cbebiik
Cibbek (m)
cibbeken
Keset
Kes (m)
Kesen
ibiz
ibze (f)
ibizten
xariic
xariice (f)
xariicten
Nouns dual form follows the nouns gender.
Adjectives dual and plural forms follow the nouns gender.

= kitfen = ktef

My two shoulders = kitfene = ktefe

Exercise:

I have a mouth

...
He has black hair

...

My eyes are blue

...

She has big head

...
Generic/ plural
Faim
Djej
Tiffe
Talij
Cyec
ragiil
Ju
ass
Laymun
Bweb

I have a red mouth

My mouth is red

....
does she have brown hair?

....

I have two elbows

He has a small nose

....

....

You have beautiful hair

....

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We have long legs

We have five fingers

....

single
Fame (f)
Djeje (f)
Tiffea
Talje (f)
Ciic (m)
Argiile (f)
Ja (m)
asse (f)
Laymune (f)
Beb (m)

....

....

Dual
Faimten
Djejten
Tiffeten
Talijten
Ciicen
Argiilten
Jaen
assten
Laymunten
Beben

Plural/ non generic

Famet
Djejet
Tiffeet
Taljet
N/A
Argiilet
Jaet
asset
Laymunet
N/A

N/A
Keset
ibzet
xariicet/xarayic

Professions take masculine and feminine forms in dual and plural

Single (m) Dual(m) Plural (m)
Single (f) Dual(f)
Plural (f)
akiim
akiimen
ukama
akiime
akiimten
akiimet
mhandis

mhandsen

mhandsiin

mhandse

mhandisten mhandset

istez

istezen

asetze

mxallme

mxallimten

mueme

muamiyyen muamiyye

muemiyye muamiiten muamiyyet

tejir

tejren

tijjar

tejra

mmarri

mmaren

mmariin

mmara

mmariten

mmaret

waziir

waziiren

wuzara

waziira

waziirten

waziiret

jawharje

jawharjiyyen jawharjiyye

jawharjiyye jawharjiiten jawharjiyyet

muiif

muiifen

muifiin

muiife

muiiften

muiifet

biyyex

biyyexen

biyyexiin

biyyexa

biyyexten

biyyexet

tejirten

mxallmet
tejret

Fii: There is / There are

Fii?: Is there/ are there?
There is a shop here
Is there a shop here?

Months of the Year

Fii dikken hon

Fii dikken hon?

What is here/ what is going on here/ what do you have here?

Fii xiris
There is wedding
Ma fii cii
There is nothing
Whats going on?

Cu fii hon?

January

Kenun Tene

July

Tammuz

February

Cba

August

Ab/ Eb

March

Adaar

September

Aylul

April

Niisen

May

Ayyaar

October
November

Ticriin Awwal
Ticriin Tene

June

zayran

December

Kenun Awwal

* It is also common to use the months in their French or English version

Cu fii ma fii?

Is there a convenience store here?

Fii dikken hon?
Is there a restaurant here?
.
Fii is also used with verb xinde
Example:
Fii xinde mo
= xinde mo

Chur Ssine

What day is today?

Cu lyom?/ Lyom cu?

What is tomorrow? ..
=

What date is it?

15 February 2011

I have a brain

Do you have ice?

.
She has pens and book
Fii xinda `lem w kitob
Is there a red house here?

You dont need to use Fii if there is a verb in the phrase Fii xinda alam = xinda alam

Today is Wednesday

What was yesterday? ..

Adde tterii?
amstaxc Cbat alfen w daxc

What is tomorrows date? .

.

Days, Months and Seasons:

Days of the week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Iyyem l isbux
Ttanen
Ttaleta
L Orbxa
L amiis
Jjimxa
Ssabit
L aad

also iyyem l jimxa

Today
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Day
Week
Month
Year
Date

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lyom
Bukra
Mberi
Yom
Jimxa/ Isbux
Cahir
Sine
Terii

Seasons of the year

Autumn
Winter

Ful ssine
L ariif
Ccita/ ccite

Which season do you[m] like?

Lyom l Orbxa

Spring
Summer

Ayya fail bitibb?

Rrabiix
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