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 |
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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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Verb To Do
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