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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

عَاش

to live (somewhere)

  • #37 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: عَايِش

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI live
إِنْتَyou live (to a man)
إِنْتِyou live (to a woman)
هُوَّhe lives
هِيَّshe lives
إِحْنَاwe live
إِنْتُوyou all live
هُمَّthey live

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI lived
إِنْتَyou lived (to a man)
إِنْتِyou lived (to a woman)
هُوَّhe lived
هِيَّshe lived
إِحْنَاwe lived
إِنْتُوyou all lived
هُمَّthey lived

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will live
إِنْتَyou will live (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will live (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will live
هِيَّshe will live
إِحْنَاwe will live
إِنْتُوyou all will live
هُمَّthey will live

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I live
إِنْتَ(that) you live (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you live (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he lives
هِيَّ(that) she lives
إِحْنَا(that) we live
إِنْتُو(that) you all live
هُمَّ(that) they live

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَlive! (to a man)
إِنْتِlive! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوlive! (to several people)

How to use عَاش

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    عِيلَة كَرِيم بِتْعِيش فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة.

    Karim's family lives in Heliopolis.

  2. Past

    تِيتَة عَاشِت فِي البَلَد طُول عُمْرَهَا.

    Grandma lived in the village all her life.

  3. Future

    هَاعِيش هِنَا لِحَدّ الصِّيف الجَايّ.

    I'll live here till next summer.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَعِيش جَنْب النِّيل.

    I want to live by the Nile.

  5. Commands

    عِيش فِي مَصْر سَنَة وِهَتْحِبَّهَا.

    Live in Egypt a year and you'll love it.

Good to know

  • For where someone lives right now, Egyptians mostly use the participle: أَنَا عَايِش فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة (عَايْشَة for a woman), or سَاكِن.

Where you hear عَاش

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Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • بَعِيش فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة مَعَ عِيلَة كَرِيم. I live in Heliopolis with Karim's family.
  • عِشْت فِي شِيكَاغُو? Did you live in Chicago?
  • هَاعِيش فِي القَاهِرَة سَنَة كَامْلَة. I'll live in Cairo a whole year.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • بَعِيش فِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة مَعَ عِيلَة كَرِيم. I live in Heliopolis with Karim's family.
  • عِشْت فِي شِيكَاغُو? Did you live in Chicago?
  • هَاعِيش فِي القَاهِرَة سَنَة كَامْلَة. I'll live in Cairo a whole year.
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Staying

Beginner Level 2 · وَهَاعِيش فِين?

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The Fisherman by the Lake

Intermediate Level 1 · أَمْلَح مِن البَحْر, وِالسَّمَك عَايِش فِيهَا.

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Grandma's Blessing

Intermediate Level 3 · وِيِمْلاَ بَيْتْكُم عِيَال, وَأَعِيش وَأَشُوف عِيَالْكُم. · هَتْعِيشِي وِتْشُوفِي يَا تِيتَة.

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The Workshop Hears the News

Intermediate Level 3 · عَايْزَانَا نِعِيش فِي القَاهِرَة.

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The Story Club

Fluency Level 2 · اللِّي يْعِيش يَامَا يْشُوف.

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Vine leaves

Fluency Level 2 · يَعْنِي, اللِّي يْعِيش يَامَا يْشُوف.

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The Tale Is Over

Fluency Level 2 · وِعَاشُوا فِي تَبَات وِنَبَات.

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