Tuesday, September 23, 2008

lesson 2

English Lebanese

Boy Sabi
Girl bint
from min
village dye-aah

anna sabi min Zahle
I am a boy from Zahle

anna bint min dye-aah-it Sibhel
I am a girl from the village of Sibhel (the+of) = it

Lebanese Libnani (male)
Libnaniyee (female)
whowee Libnani
he is Lebanese

Heyee Libnaniyee
She is Lebanese

Lesson 1: Verb to be

A-nna I am (male/Female)

Int-a you are (Male)

Int-ee you are (female)

whow-ee he is

Heey-ee She is

Nih-na we are

In-too you are (plural) (male/female)

Hin-ee They are (male/Female)