Verb To Do in Levantine Arabic عمل / سوّى

Learn the verb to do in Levantine Arabic.

There are two common verbs to say to do/make in this dialect – عِمِل and سَوَّى . You should learn both as they are used equally often.

This post includes full conjugation of the verb to do for the present, past and future tense. We want to make the pronunciation easier for you so on our website we add both – vowels and transliteration. At the end of this post take a quick conjugation quiz to check what you’ve learned.

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Verb to do in Levantine Arabic – عِمِل

Present Tense

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I do	بَعْمِل	ba3mil
You (m.) do	بْتِعْمِل	bti3mil
You (f.) do	بْتِعْمِلي	bti3milii
He does	بِعْمِل	bi3mil
She does	بْتِعْمِل	bti3mil
We do	مْنِعْمِل	mni3mil
You (pl.) do	بْتِعْمِلوا	bti3miloo
They do	بِعْمِلوا	bi3miloo

Past Tense

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I did	عِمِلْت	3imilt
You (m.) did	عِمِلْت	3imilt
You (f.) did	عِمِلْتِ	3imilti
He did	عِمِل	3imil
She did	عِمْلَت	3imlat
We did	عِمِلْنا	3imilnaa
You (pl.) did	عِمِلْتوا	3imiltoo
They did	عِمْلوا	3imloo

Future Tense

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will do	رَح أَعْمِل	raH a3mil
You (m.) will do	رَح تِعْمِل	raH ti3mil
You (f.) will do	رَح تِعْمِلي	raH ti3milii
He will do	رَح يِعْمِل	raH yi3mil
She will do	رَح تِعْمِل	raH ti3mil
We will do	رَح نِعْمِل	raH ni3mil
You (pl.) will do	رَح تِعْمِلوا	raH ti3miloo
They will do	رَح يِعْمِلوا	raH yi3miloo

Negation

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

Example: ما عِمِل – He didn’t do , ما بَعْمِل – I don’t do , ما رَح نِعْمِل – We will not do

Imperative

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Do! (you m.)	إعْمِل	i3mil
Do! (you f.)	إعْمِلي	i3milii
Do! (plural)	إعْمِلوا	i3mloo

Verb to do/make in Levantine Arabic – سَوَّى

Present Tense

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I do	بَسَوِّي	basawwi
You (m.) do	بِتْسَوِّي	bitsawwi
You (f.) do	بِتْسَوِّي	bitsawwi
He does	بِسَوِّي	bisawwi
She does	بِتْسَوِّي	bitsawwi
We do	مِنْسَوِّي	minsawwi
You (pl.) do	بِتْسَوّوا	bitsawwoo
They do	بِسَوّوا	bisawwoo

Past Tense

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I did	سَوَّيْت	sawwayt
You (m.) did	سَوَّيْت	sawwayt
You (f.) did	سَوَّيْتِ	sawwaiti
He did	سَوَّى	sawwaa
She did	سَوَّت	sawwat
We did	سَوَّيْنا	sawwaynaa
You (pl.) did	سَوَّيْتوا	sawwaytoo
They did	سَوّوا	sawwoo

To do in Levantine Arabic – Future Tense

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will do	رَح أَسَوِّي	raH asawwi
You (m.) will do	رَح تْسَوِّي	raH tsawwi
You (f.) will do	رَح تْسَوِّي	raH tsawwi
He will do	رَح يِسَوِّي	raH yisawwi
She will do	رَح تْسَوِّي	raH tsawwi
We will do	رَح نْسَوِّي	raH nsawwi
You (pl.) will do	رَح تْسَوّوا	raH tsawwoo
They will do	رَح يِسَوّوا	raH yisawwoo

Negation

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

Example: ما سَوّى – He didn’t do , ما بَسَوِّي – I don’t do , ما رَح نْسَوِّي – We will not do

Imperative

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Do! (you m.)	سَوِّي	sawwi
Do! (you f.)	سَوِّي	sawwi
Do! (plural)	سَوّوا	sawwoo

To do in Levantine Arabic – Quiz

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