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How do you say "to watch" in Arabic?
يبص
Yibos
In Arabic, "to watch" is يبص.
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Pronunciation
Say 'yee-BOS'. Short, quick verb. Rhymes with gos.
Writing and usage
Yibos has ya-baa-sad. Three letters creating a short action verb. Colloquial for watching.
Example sentence
بصينا في الفيلم كله.
We watched the entire film.
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How to remember يبص
Bassa means to look or watch. Egyptian colloquial for seeing something.
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Questions about يبص
How do you say "to watch" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "to watch" is يبص. It is a noun.
How is يبص written in Arabic?
Yibos has ya-baa-sad. Three letters creating a short action verb. Colloquial for watching.
How is يبص used in a sentence?
Use يبص as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: بصينا في الفيلم كله. (We watched the entire film.).
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