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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

عَمَل

to do, to make

  • #7 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: عَامِل

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَdo! (to a man)
إِنْتِdo! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوdo! (to several people)

How to use عَمَل

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

  1. Present

    بَعْمِل الفِطَار لِلْكُلّ يُوم الجُمْعَة.

    I make breakfast for everyone on Friday.

  2. Past

    عَمَلْت إِيه أَمْبَارِح, يَا كَرِيم?

    What did you do yesterday, Karim?

  3. Future

    هَنِعْمِل كِيكَة لِعِيد الأُمّ.

    We'll make a cake for Mother's Day.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم أَعْمِل حَاجَة لِلْبِيت القَدِيم.

    I have to do something for the old house.

  5. Commands

    اِعْمِل لُه شَاي بِالنِّعْنَاع.

    Make him mint tea.

Good to know

  • بِتِعْمِل إِيه? is both "what are you doing?" and "what do you do?"; عَامِل إِيه? is "how are you doing?".

Where you hear عَمَل

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • بَعْمِل الفِطَار كُلّ يَوْم. I make breakfast every day.
  • عَمَلْت الرُّسُومَات أَمْبَارِح. I did the drawings yesterday.
  • هَتِعْمِل إِيه بُكْرَة? What will you do tomorrow?

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • بَعْمِل الفِطَار كُلّ يَوْم. I make breakfast every day.
  • عَمَلْت الرُّسُومَات أَمْبَارِح. I did the drawings yesterday.
  • هَتِعْمِل إِيه بُكْرَة? What will you do tomorrow?
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The Week

Beginner Level 2 · بِتِعْمِل إِيه كُلّ يَوْم?

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A cold

Beginner Level 2 · اِعْمِلِي لُه لَمُون بِالعَسَل.

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Mother's Day

Beginner Level 2 · هَتِعْمِل كِيكَة. · هَاشْتِرِي وَرْد, وِسَلْمَى هَتِعْمِل كِيكَة. · وَأَنَا هَاعْمِل إِيه?

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Salma's Day at the Museum

Beginner Level 2 · سَلْمَى, هَتِعْمِلِي إِيه بُكْرَة?

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Colouring Eggs

Beginner Level 2 · نِعْمِل إِيه, يَا تِيتَة?

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Salted Fish

Beginner Level 2 · طَيِّب, لاَزِم أَعْمِلْهَا.

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Signed for a Year

Beginner Level 3 · الوَرْشَة بِتِعْمِل الوَرَق. عَايِز الشُّغْل?

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Plans for the Year

Beginner Level 3 · نَاوِي تِعْمِل إِيه?

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The Hotel in Luxor

Intermediate Level 1 · وِكُنْتِ بِتِعْمِلِي إِيه?

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On the Scaffold

Intermediate Level 2 · يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس, عَايِز حَضْرِتَك تِعْمِلْهَا جِدِيدَة.

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The Apprentices

Intermediate Level 2 · الوِلَاد بِتُوعَك النَّهَارْدَه, يِعْمِلُوا إِيه?

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The Landlord's Notice

Intermediate Level 2 · يَبْقَى هَاضْطَرّ أَعْمِل لُه شَاي.

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