Verb To Want in Levantine Arabic

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

This post includes full conjugation of the verb for the present and past tense. At the end of this post take a quick conjugation quiz to check what you’ve learned.

Note that this verb is a pseudo (semi) verb so its conjugation is not the same as for regular verbs.

The verb to have and to want are probably the most basic and important two verbs that you should know if you want to start speaking Levantine Arabic. We advise to memorize the conjugation of this verbs very well as you would need them in almost every conversation.

Improve your speaking skills by learning 50 most common Levantine Arabic verbs and their conjugation. All materials for learning Levantine dialect you can find here: Levantine dialect resources.

Present Tense

Remember that you don’t need to add the pronoun each time as it is obvious from the look of the verb. We added the pronoun here to make it easier for beginners to learn.

Check also: 150 short Levantine Arabic phrases for beginners

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I want	أنا بِدّي	ana biddi
You (m.) want	اِنْتَ بِدَّك	inta biddak
You (f.) want	اِنْتِ بِدِّك	inti biddik
He wants	هُوّ بِدُّه	huwweh biddo
She wants	هِيّ بِدّها	hiyyeh biddhaa
We want	اِحْنا بِدّنا	iHna biddnaa
You (pl.) want	اِنْتوا بِدّكُم	intoo biddkom
They want	هُمّ بِدّهُم	hummeh biddhom

To Want in Levantine Arabic – Past Tense

The verb to want stays the same like in the present tense but you need to add كان [kaan] before the verb.

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I wanted	أنا كان بِدّي	ana kaan biddi
You (m.) wanted	اِنْتَ كان بِدَّك	inta kaan biddak
You (f.) wanted	اِنْتِ كان بِدِّك	inti kaan biddik
He wanted	هُوّ كان بِدُّه	huwweh kaan biddo
She wanted	هِيّ كان بِدّها	hiyyeh kaan biddhaa
We wanted	اِحْنا كان بِدّنا	iHna kaan biddnaa
You (pl.) wanted	اِنْتوا كان بِدّكُم	intoo kaan biddkom
They wanted	هُمّ كان بِدّهُم	hummeh kaan biddhom

Negation

To negate the verb to want you need to add ما [maa] before the verb.

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I don’t want	أنا ما بِدّي	ana maa biddi
You (m.) don’t want	اِنْتَ ما بِدَّك	inta maa biddak
You (f.) don’t want	اِنْتِ ما بِدِّك	inti maa biddik
He doesn’t want	هُوّ ما بِدُّه	huwweh maa biddo
She doesn’t want	هِيّ ما بِدّها	hiyyeh maa biddhaa
We don’t want	اِحْنا ما بِدّنا	iHna maa biddnaa
You (pl.) don’t want	اِنْتوا ما بِدّكُم	intoo maa biddkom
They don’t want	هُمّ ما بِدّهُم	hummeh maa biddhom

To want in Levantine Arabic – Conjugation Quiz

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