Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI want | ||
| إِنْتَyou want (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou want (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe wants | ||
| هِيَّshe wants | ||
| إِحْنَاwe want | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all want | ||
| هُمَّthey want |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَايِز
to want
- #2 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI wanted | ||
| إِنْتَyou wanted (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou wanted (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe wanted | ||
| هِيَّshe wanted | ||
| إِحْنَاwe wanted | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all wanted | ||
| هُمَّthey wanted |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will want | ||
| إِنْتَyou will want (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will want (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will want | ||
| هِيَّshe will want | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will want | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will want | ||
| هُمَّthey will want |
How to use عَايِز
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
-
Present
أَنَا عَايِز قَهْوَة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
I want a coffee, please.
-
Past
كُنْت عَايْزَة أَسْأَل عَن السِّعْر.
I wanted to ask about the price.
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Future
هَتْكُون عَايِز تَاكْسِي بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.
You'll want a taxi tomorrow morning.
Good to know
- عَايِز is a participle, not a verb: a woman says عَايْزَة, several people عَايْزِين, and the past is said with كَان, كُنْت عَايِز.
Where you hear عَايِز
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- أَنَا عَايِز شَاي بِسُكَّر. I want tea with sugar.
- كَرِيم كَان عَايِز بِيض الصُّبْح. Karim wanted eggs this morning.
- هَتْكُون عَايِز قَهْوَة بَعْد الفِطَار. You'll want coffee after breakfast.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- أَنَا عَايِز شَاي بِسُكَّر. I want tea with sugar.
- كَرِيم كَان عَايِز بِيض الصُّبْح. Karim wanted eggs this morning.
- هَتْكُون عَايِز قَهْوَة بَعْد الفِطَار. You'll want coffee after breakfast.
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Breakfast
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Beginner Level 1 · لِيُو, عَايِز شَاي? · أَنَا عَايِز شَاي. · مِش عَايِز سُكَّر. · عَايِز عِيش وِجِبْنَة?
A Juice Stand
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Beginner Level 1 · أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً, عَايِز عَصِير?
The Grocer's
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Beginner Level 1 · عَايِز كِيس?
A SIM Card
Free
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Beginner Level 2 · عَايِز إِنْتَرْنِت?
The Fabric Shop
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Beginner Level 2 · عَايِز سِتَارَة بِيضَا?
A Customer
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Beginner Level 2 · عَايْزَة أَرْبَع مِتْر. · عَايْزَة كَام مِتْر?
The pharmacy
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Beginner Level 2 · عَايِز حَاجَة لِلزُّور.
The Picnic by the Nile
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Beginner Level 2 · مِين عَايِز بِيضَة?
Signed for a Year
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Beginner Level 3 · عَايْزِين مُهَنْدِس هِنَا, عَقْد سَنَة. · عَايْزُه, شُكْراً يَا فَنْدِم.
A Felucca at Sunset
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Beginner Level 3 · عَايْزِين تِرُوحُوا فِين? · عَايْزِين نِشُوف الغُرُوب. · عَايْزَة شَاي يَا سَلْمَى? · عَايِز شَاي, وِعَايِز دَه كُلّ يُوم.
Bigger Than the Pyramids
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Intermediate Level 1 · عَايِز أَشُوف كُلّ حَاجَة.
The Bowl with the Fish
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Intermediate Level 1 · عَايِز الطَّبَق اللِّي عَلَيْه سَمَكَة.
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