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How do you say "to look at" in Arabic?
يبص
Yibuss
In Arabic, "to look at" is يبص.
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Pronunciation
Yibuss, pronounced 'YIB-uss' with a quick ba (ب) and doubled seen (س).
Writing and usage
Simple verb: ya, ba (ب), doubled seen (سس). The double s gives it a hissing attention sound.
Example sentence
بص على الصورة وقال وااو.
He looked at the picture and said wow.
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How to remember يبص
Yibuss is quick and direct, like fixing your eyes on something, bus.
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Questions about يبص
How do you say "to look at" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "to look at" is يبص. It is a noun.
How is يبص written in Arabic?
Simple verb: ya, ba (ب), doubled seen (سس). The double s gives it a hissing attention sound.
How is يبص used in a sentence?
Use يبص as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: بص على الصورة وقال وااو. (He looked at the picture and said wow.).
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