Learn Lebanese Level 101 - Lesson 5: Noun, Adjective and Genders
Learn Lebanese Level 101 - Lesson 5: Noun, Adjective and Genders
Curriculum V1.0
LLL System as developed by the Lebanese Language Institute
www.LebaneseLanguage.org
Feast
Xaziime
Cyec
Sticks/ skewers
Ciic (single)
Xariice:
Xariic:
Talij
Ice (plr)
Talje
A cube of ice
a grape-bearing vine
Vineyard(s) Also Xarayic
Faim
Char Coal
Fame (single)
Nbiid
Wine
Anniinit nbiid
A bottle of wine
Xinab:
Grape
Wara Xariic: Grape leaves
Exercise 1
Laim micwe
Grilled meat
(in the US, Sheesh
Kobab is used. There is
no Sheesh Kobab in
Lebanese)
Kabeb
Kafta
Ciic awu`
Ground -flavored
meat grilled on
sticks/ skewers
Ground-flavored
meat whenever
not on sticks
Seasoned
grilled chicken
breast
I want wine
He wants chicken
We want water
Give me wine
Give us water
Hand me wine
Hand us water
He wants grape
We want bread
Give me Argiile
Give us bread
Hand me Argiile
Hand us bread
Professions
List of Professions
Masculine
Feminine
Meaning in English
akiim
mhandis
istez
mueme
tejir
iyyar
ketib
jawharje
muiif
biyyex
rajul axmel*
ibbez
firran
nijjar
mixmarje
idded
akiime
mhandse
mxallme
muemiyye
tejra
iiyyarjiyye
ketbe
jawharjiyye
muiife
biyyexa
Imra`at
axmel*
ibbeze
firrane
nijjara
mixmarjiyye
iddede
Architecte**
Architecte**
siiyese
mmarri
muzerix
ure
aae
mwaaf
siiyesiyye
mmarda
muzerxa
uriyye
aaye
mwaafe
mudiir
mudiira
manager
Ana mhandis
I am an engineer.
Inta/Inte cu?
What do you do?
What do you work?
Ana akiim.
John is a baker
Mark is a teacher
Cynthia is an officer
Lisa is a nurse
Tom is a lawyer
Jim is a doctor
Mary is a writer
Tony is the teacher
Ximad is a judge
Christine is saleswoman
Sandra is a politician
Ana mzerix.
Hiwwe akiim
I am a nurse
He is a blacksmith
She is a lawyer
She is an engineer
She is a judge
He is a doctor
She is a teacher
He is a teacher
She is a
businesswoman
Grammar
Simple Phrases
Hakiim l xayle
Now, the whole phrase is defined, which means The Family Doctor = The Family Doctor is
Example: The Family Doctor is good = Hakiim l xayle mnii
Note: For feminine nouns that end with a vowel we use the object+it followed by the noun
Female doctor is akiime
(school = madirse)