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How do you say "to watch" in Arabic?

يبص

Yibos

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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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