Verb To Cook in Levantine Arabic طبخ

Learn the conjugation of the verb to cook in Levantine Arabic.

This post includes full conjugation of the verb to cook for the present, past and future tense, negation and imperative.

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To Cook in Levantine Arabic – Present

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I cook	بَطْبُخ	baTbokh
You (m.) cook	بْتُطْبُخ	btoTbokh
You (f.) cook	بْتُطْبُخي	btoTbokhii
He cooks	بُطْبُخ	boTbokh
She cooks	بْتُطْبُخ	btoTbokh
We cook	مْنُطْبُخ	mnoTbokh
You (pl.) cook	بْتُطْبُخوا	btoTbokhoo
They cook	بُطْبُخوا	boTbokhoo

Past

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I cooked	طَبَخْت	Tabakht
You (m.) cooked	طَبَخْت	Tabakht
You (f.) cooked	طَبَخْتِ	Tabakhti
He cooked	طَبَخ	Tabakh
She cooked	طَبْخَت	Tabkhat
We cooked	طَبَخْنا	Tabakhnaa
You (pl.) cooked	طَبَخْتوا	Tabakhtoo
They cooked	طَبَخوا	Tabakhoo

Check also: Common Proverbs in Levantine Arabic

To Cook in Levantine Arabic – Future

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will cook	رَح أَطْبُخ	raH aTbokh
You (m.) will cook	رَح تُطْبُخ	raH toTbokh
You (f.) will cook	رَح تُطْبُخي	raH toTbokhii
He will cook	رَح يُطْبُخ	raH yoTbokh
She will cook	رَح تُطْبُخ	raH toTbokh
We will cook	رَح نُطْبُخ	raH noTbokh
You (pl.) will cook	رَح تُطْبُخوا	raH toTbokhoo
They will cook	رَح يُطْبُخوا	raH yoTbokhoo

Negation

To negate the verb to cook in Levantine Arabic you need to add ما before the verb.

Examples: She didn’t cook – ما طَبْخَت , I will not cook – ما رَح أَطْبُخ , They don’t cook – ما بُطْبُخوا

Imperative

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Cook! (you m.)	أُطْبُخ	oTbokh
Cook! (you f.)	أُطْبُخي	oTbokhii
Cook! (plural)	أُطْبُخوا	oTbokhoo

To Cook in Levantine Arabic – Conjugation Quiz

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