EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

قَال

to say

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Irregular verb
Active participle: قَايِل

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form	Affirmative	Negative
إِنْتَsay! (to a man)
إِنْتِsay! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوsay! (to several people)

How to use قَال

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

Present

تِيتَة دَايْماً بِتْقُول لِي, كُل يَا اِبْنِي!

Grandma always tells me, eat, my son!
Past

قُلْت لَك, الدُّنْيَا بَرْد!

I told you, it's cold!
Future

هَاقُول لِكَرِيم إِنْتِ هِنَا.

I'll tell Karim you're here.
After want, must and can

عَايْزَة أَقُول لَك حَاجَة, يَا لِيُو.

I want to tell you something, Leo.
Commands

قُول لِي نِمْرِتَك تَانِي, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

Tell me your number again, please.

Good to know

You say something to (لِ) someone: قُلْت لُه, I told him; قُول لِي, tell me.
بِتْقُول إِيه? is "what are you saying?"; to ask what a word means, say يَعْنِي إِيه?

Where you hear قَال

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Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

بَقُول لِلْكُلّ كُل. I tell everyone to eat.
قُلْت شُكْراً لِتِيتَة. I said thank you to Grandma.
هَاقُول لِمَامَا إِنْتَ جَايّ. I'll tell Mum you're coming.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

بَقُول لِلْكُلّ كُل. I tell everyone to eat.
قُلْت شُكْراً لِتِيتَة. I said thank you to Grandma.
هَاقُول لِمَامَا إِنْتَ جَايّ. I'll tell Mum you're coming.

The village table

Beginner Level 2 · مَقُلْتِش لأ يَا تِيتَة!

The Best Shop in Luxor

Intermediate Level 1 · المَحَلّ التَّانِي قَال مِيَّة وِخَمْسِين.

How Uncle Mahmoud Met Madame Nadia

Intermediate Level 1 · سَأَل عَن اِسْمَهَا, وَأَنَا قُلْت اِتْجَوِّزْهَا.

The First Project

Intermediate Level 2 · لَوْ عَايِز دِهَان, قُول لُه لأ.

The Contract

Intermediate Level 2 · لِيُو, قُول لُه بِالعَرَبِي.

The Move

Intermediate Level 2 · لَوْ كُنْت أَعْرَف, كُنْت قُلْت لُهُم سِتَّة.

Mother's Day

Intermediate Level 2 · بِيِتْعَلِّم, حَتَّى لَوْ بِيقُول لِي حَضْرِتِك.

The Call to Chicago

Intermediate Level 2 · قُول لَهَا الأَهْرَامَات مَا بِتْسِيحْش.

The Call from Chicago

Intermediate Level 3 · مَامْتَك بِتْقُول إِيه? · بِتْقُول إِنُّهُم هَيِوْصَلُوا يَوْم عَشَرَة. · بَابَا بِيقُول إِنُّه اِشْتَرَى بُرْنِيطَة. · بَابَا بِيقُول إِنّ أُسْبُوعَيْن مِش كِفَايَة.

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Karim's Room or a Hotel

Intermediate Level 3 · اِتَّفَقْنَا, هَاقُول لُهُم.

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What to Bring from Chicago

Intermediate Level 3 · قُول شُوكُولاَتَة!

Arrivals

Intermediate Level 3 · قُول لَهَا نَوَّرْتِ مَصْر! · بِتْقُول شُكْراً, وِتْرُدّ إِيه? · قُول لَهَا مَصْر مُنَوَّرَة بِأَهْلَهَا. · قَالِتْهَا بِالعَرَبِي!

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