Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI teach | ||
| إِنْتَyou teach (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou teach (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe teaches | ||
| هِيَّshe teaches | ||
| إِحْنَاwe teach | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all teach | ||
| هُمَّthey teach |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
عَلِّم
to teach
- #59 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI taught | ||
| إِنْتَyou taught (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou taught (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe taught | ||
| هِيَّshe taught | ||
| إِحْنَاwe taught | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all taught | ||
| هُمَّthey taught |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will teach | ||
| إِنْتَyou will teach (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will teach (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will teach | ||
| هِيَّshe will teach | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will teach | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will teach | ||
| هُمَّthey will teach |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I teach | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you teach (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you teach (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he teaches | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she teaches | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we teach | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all teach | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they teach |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَteach! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِteach! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوteach! (to several people) |
How to use عَلِّم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَعَلِّم الأَطْفَال رَسْم يُوم السَّبْت.
I teach the children drawing on Saturdays.
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Past
عَمّ مَحْمُود عَلِّمْنِي أَلْعَب طَاوْلَة.
Uncle Mahmoud taught me to play backgammon.
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Future
هَاعَلِّمَك تِعْمِل كُشَرِي بِنَفْسَك.
I will teach you to make koshari yourself.
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After want, must and can
مُمْكِن تِعَلِّمْنِي الكِلْمَة دِي?
Can you teach me this word?
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Commands
عَلِّمُوا الوِلَاد يِقُولُوا شُكْراً.
Teach the kids to say thank you.
Good to know
- عَلِّم takes the person and then the thing: عَلِّمْنِي عَرَبِي, teach me Arabic.
- Its it- form, اِتْعَلِّم, is to learn.
Where you hear عَلِّم
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَاعَلِّم الجِيرَان عَرَبِي يُوم الجُمْعَة. I teach the neighbours Arabic on Fridays.
- عَلِّمْنَا لِيُو الجِير وِالمُونَة. We taught Leo lime and mortar.
- هَاعَلِّم لَيْلَى كِلْمَة جِدِيدَة كُلّ يُوم. I'll teach Layla a new word every day.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَاعَلِّم الجِيرَان عَرَبِي يُوم الجُمْعَة. I teach the neighbours Arabic on Fridays.
- عَلِّمْنَا لِيُو الجِير وِالمُونَة. We taught Leo lime and mortar.
- هَاعَلِّم لَيْلَى كِلْمَة جِدِيدَة كُلّ يُوم. I'll teach Layla a new word every day.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.