Verb To Hear/ Listen in Levantine Arabic سمع

Learn the conjugation of the verb to hear/listen in Levantine Arabic.

This post includes full conjugation of the verb to hear/listen for the Present, Past and Future tense. We want to make the Arabic pronunciation easier for you so on our website we add both – short vowels and transliteration of Arabic words.

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To hear/listen in Levantine Arabic – Present

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I hear/listen	بَسْمَع	basma3
You (m.) hear/listen	بْتِسْمَع	btisma3
You (f.) hear/listen	بْتِسْمَعي	btisma3ii
He hears/listens	بِسْمَع	bisma3
She hears/listens	بْتِسْمَع	btisma3
We hear/listen	مْنِسْمَع	mnisma3
You (pl.) hear/listen	بْتِسْمَعوا	btisma3oo
They hear/listen	بِسْمَعوا	bisma3oo

Past

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I heard/listened	سْمِعْت	smi3t
You (m.) heard/listened	سْمِعْت	smi3t
You (f.) heard/listened	سْمِعْتِ	smi3ti
He heard/listened	سِمِع	simi3
She heard/listened	سِمْعَت	sim3at
We heard/listened	سْمِعْنا	smi3naa
You (pl.) heard/listened	سْمِعْتوا	smi3too
They heard/listened	سِمْعوا	sim3oo

To hear/listen in Levantine Arabic – Future

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will hear/listen	رَح أَسْمَع	raH asma3
You (m.) will hear/listen	رَح تِسْمَع	raH tisma3
You (f.) will hear/listen	رَح تِسْمَعي	raH tisma3ii
He will hear/listen	رَح يِسْمَع	raH yisma3
She will hear/listen	رَح تِسْمَع	raH tisma3
We will hear/listen	رَح نِسْمَع	rah nisma3
You (pl.) will hear/listen	رَح تِسْمَعوا	raH tisma3oo
They will hear/listen	رَح يِسْمَعوا	rah yisma3oo

Negation

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

Example: He didn’t hear – ما سِمِع , They don’t listen – ما بِسْمَعوا , You (pl.) will not listen – ما رَح تِسْمَعوا

Imperative

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Hear/listen! (you m.)	إسْمَع	isma3
Hear/listen! (you f.)	إسْمَعي	isma3ii
Hear/listen! (plural)	إسْمَعوا	isma3oo

To hear/listen in Levantine Arabic – Conjugation Quiz

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