سأل (sa'al) — "to ask" in Levantine Arabic
سأل
sáʔal
to ask
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Conjugate سأل
Past, present, future and imperative, affirmative and negative.
"to ask" in the other dialects
سوّل
سأل in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
"ولكن هل هذه القرارات ستؤثر علينا كشعب؟" سأل أخي الأصغر بتوتر، وهو طالب جامعي.
"Wa-lakin hal hadhihi al-qararat sa-tu'aththir 'alayna ka-sha'b?" sa'ala akhi al-'asghar bi-tawatur, wa-huwa talib jami'i.
"But will these decisions affect us as a people?" my younger brother nervously asked, a university student.
سامي سأل رامي ليش هو تعبان اليوم
sami saal rami lesh huwe taaban el yom
Sami asked Rami why he is tired today.
from The Sad Neighbor
هو سأل الخباز أبو فادي، مرحبا، كيفك، هدول بكفوا لمنقوشة زعتر؟
Huwwe saal el khabbaz Abu Fadi, marhaba, kifak, hadol bikaffu la manoushet zaatar?
He asked the baker Abu Fadi, hello, how are you, are these enough for a thyme man'oushe?
سأل أبو شادي، الخباز الختيار: "مرحبا، كيفك؟ بدي منقوشة زعتر هلق لو سمحت، بقديش؟"
sa'al abu shadi, el-khabbaz el-khetyar: "marhaba, kifak? biddi manqoushet zaatar hallaq law samaht, biqaddesh?"
He asked Abu Shadi, the old baker: "Hello, how are you? I want a zaatar manakish now please, how much is it?"
ماما شو هاد الصوت العالي وهاد الضو اللي بيطلع فجأة سأل ليث وهو بيأشر على الرعد والبرق
"Mama shoo had es-sowt el aali w had ed-daww illi bitla' faj'a" sa'al Laith w howe bya'asher ala er-ra'ed w el barq.
"Mama what is this loud sound and this light that appears suddenly" Laith asked pointing at the thunder and lightning.
from Endless Questions
سأل كريم شو عم تعملي هلأ
Sa'al Kareem: Shoo 'am ta'mali hala'?
Kareem asked: "What are you doing now?"
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