Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI come | ||
| إِنْتَyou come (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou come (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe comes | ||
| هِيَّshe comes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe come | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all come | ||
| هُمَّthey come |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
جَه
to come
- #5 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: جَايّ
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI came | ||
| إِنْتَyou came (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou came (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe came | ||
| هِيَّshe came | ||
| إِحْنَاwe came | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all came | ||
| هُمَّthey came |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will come | ||
| إِنْتَyou will come (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will come (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will come | ||
| هِيَّshe will come | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will come | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will come | ||
| هُمَّthey will come |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I come | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you come (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you come (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he comes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she comes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we come | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all come | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they come |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَcome! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِcome! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوcome! (to several people) |
How to use جَه
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتِيجِي القَاهِرَة كُلّ شَهْر.
Grandma comes to Cairo every month.
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Past
جِيت مِتْأَخَّرَة, الزَّحْمَة مَجْنُونَة!
I came late, the traffic is crazy!
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Future
كَرِيم هَيِيجِي مَعَانَا بُكْرَة?
Will Karim come with us tomorrow?
-
After want, must and can
عَايْزَة آجِي مَعَاكُم المَتْحَف.
I want to come with you to the museum.
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Commands
تَعَالُوا نَاكُل كُشَرِي وِسْط البَلَد!
Come, let's eat koshary Downtown!
Good to know
- The command is a different word: تَعَالَى to a man, تَعَالِي to a woman, تَعَالُوا to several people.
- جَايّ (جَايَّة for a woman) is "coming" or "next": أَنَا جَايّ, I'm coming; السَّنَة الجَايَّة, next year.
Where you hear جَه
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- كَرِيم بِيِيجِي البِيت السَّاعَة سِتَّة. Karim comes home at six.
- جِيت مَصْر فِي الخَرِيف. I came to Egypt in the autumn.
- هَاجِي مَعَاكُم بُكْرَة. I'll come with you tomorrow.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- كَرِيم بِيِيجِي البِيت السَّاعَة سِتَّة. Karim comes home at six.
- جِيت مَصْر فِي الخَرِيف. I came to Egypt in the autumn.
- هَاجِي مَعَاكُم بُكْرَة. I'll come with you tomorrow.
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An invitation to the village
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Beginner Level 2 · تَعَالَى مَعَايَا. · سَلْمَى جَايَّة مَعَانَا?
Grandma's oven
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Beginner Level 2 · تَعَالَى. الفُرْن سُخْن.
Salma's Day at the Museum
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Beginner Level 2 · مِن شِيكَاغُو! مُمْكِن آجِي? · طَبْعاً, تَعَالَى السَّاعَة عَشَرَة. · بَعْدِين هَنَاكُل كُشَرِي, هَتِيجِي? · هَاجِي. وِكَرِيم?
The Evening Table
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Beginner Level 3 · لِيُو, جِيت مَصْر لِيه? · جِيت مَصْر عَشَان أَشْتَغَل.
A Year on the Nile
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Beginner Level 3 · مِن سَنَة جِيت لِشَهْر. · الأُقْصُر! مُمْكِن آجِي? · تَعَالَى. هَتْشِيل الشُّنَط.
The Hotel in Luxor
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Intermediate Level 1 · كُنْت بَاجِي هِنَا. · كُنْت بَاجِي هِنَا كُلّ شِتَا.
Never in My Life
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Intermediate Level 1 · أَنَا جِيت هِنَا يِمْكِن خَمْسِين مَرَّة.
A Felucca at Sunset
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Intermediate Level 1 · جِيتُوا مِنِين النَّهَارْدَه?
The Last Morning in Aswan
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Intermediate Level 1 · لِسَّه, تَعَالِي هِنَا.
The Morning After
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Intermediate Level 1 · هَاجِي السَّاعَة سِتَّة. · كُنْت هَاجِي السَّاعَة سِتَّة. · وِجِيت السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة وِنُصّ.
Grandma's Village Ramadan
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Intermediate Level 1 · قَبْل مَا تِيجِي كُنَّا عَشَرَة, دِلْوَقْتِي حِدَاشَر.
The Fisherman by the Lake
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Intermediate Level 1 · وِإِحْنَا جَايِّين.
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Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.