Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI read | ||
| إِنْتَyou read (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou read (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe reads | ||
| هِيَّshe reads | ||
| إِحْنَاwe read | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all read | ||
| هُمَّthey read |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
قَرَا
to read
- #55 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: قَارِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI read | ||
| إِنْتَyou read (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou read (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe read | ||
| هِيَّshe read | ||
| إِحْنَاwe read | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all read | ||
| هُمَّthey read |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will read | ||
| إِنْتَyou will read (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will read (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will read | ||
| هِيَّshe will read | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will read | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will read | ||
| هُمَّthey will read |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I read | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you read (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you read (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he reads | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she reads | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we read | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all read | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they read |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَread! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِread! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوread! (to several people) |
How to use قَرَا
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَقْرَا الجُرْنَال كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
I read the newspaper every morning.
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Past
قَرِيت الرِّسَالَة مَرَّتَيْن وِمَفْهِمْتِش.
I read the message twice and didn't understand.
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Future
هَاقْرَا الكِتَاب دَه فِي الأَجَازَة.
I'll read this book in the holidays.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَقْرَا عَرَبِي مِن غِير مُسَاعْدَة.
I want to read Arabic without help.
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Commands
اِقْرَا الجُمْلَة دِي بِصُوت عَالِي.
Read this sentence out loud.
Good to know
- قَارِي is the participle, having read: أَنَا قَارِي الرِّسَالَة, I've read the message.
Where you hear قَرَا
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1
- بَاقْرَا العَقْد صَفْحَة صَفْحَة. I read the contract page by page.
- قَرِيت الفُصْحَى الأَوِّل, وِبَعْدِين المَصْرِي. I read the Standard first, and then the Egyptian.
- هَاقْرَاه تَانِي فِي البِيت. I'll read it again at home.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- بَاقْرَا العَقْد صَفْحَة صَفْحَة. I read the contract page by page.
- قَرِيت الفُصْحَى الأَوِّل, وِبَعْدِين المَصْرِي. I read the Standard first, and then the Egyptian.
- هَاقْرَاه تَانِي فِي البِيت. I'll read it again at home.
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The employment contract
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Advanced Level 1 · اِقْرَا مَعَايَا, الفُصْحَى الأَوِّل.
The Small Print
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Advanced Level 2 · اِقْرَا لِي بَنْد أَرْبَعَة.
Challenge Accepted
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Fluency Level 1 · رِسَالَة, هَقْرَاهَا زَيّ مَا هِيَّ. · أَنَا? أَقْرَا بِصُوت عَالِي? · هَيِقْدَر, وِهَيِقْرَا أَمْثَالِي.
Told in the Present
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Fluency Level 2 · دِلْوَقْتِي اِقْرَا لِنَا الصَّفْحَة.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.