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بِدّي أَتعَلَّم

I want to - بدي...

How to use بدي to express intent

In Levantine Arabic, another way to talk about the future — especially things you plan or want to do — is with بِدّي + verb.

Keywords

  • functional

It literally means “I want to…”, but in context, it also expresses intent or planned actions.

Examples

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