How to talk about present actions in Levantine Arabic

Author

Asma Wahba

Today you’re going to hear how to talk about present actions in Levantine Arabic.

Important Note: Each native speaker has given a sample of exactly how they would speak in real life when talking about a present action. What this means is that this is not a list of simple present conjugated verbs but rather a combination of simple present, active participle, habitual present and even future verbs.

It’s important to learn verbs the way they’re naturally used in context rather than from memorized conjugation tables.

Sample sentences:

I’m going.
You’re running.
You’re (plural) sleeping.
She’s coming.
He’s speaking.
We’re seeing.
They’re knowing.

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This content was contributed by a native Arabic speaker of Jordan and produced by Talk In Arabic.com.

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