Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI tell | ||
| إِنْتَyou tell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou tell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe tells | ||
| هِيَّshe tells | ||
| إِحْنَاwe tell | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all tell | ||
| هُمَّthey tell |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حَكَى
to tell (a story)
- #170 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: حَاكِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI told | ||
| إِنْتَyou told (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou told (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe told | ||
| هِيَّshe told | ||
| إِحْنَاwe told | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all told | ||
| هُمَّthey told |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will tell | ||
| إِنْتَyou will tell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will tell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will tell | ||
| هِيَّshe will tell | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will tell | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will tell | ||
| هُمَّthey will tell |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I tell | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you tell (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you tell (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he tells | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she tells | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we tell | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all tell | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they tell |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtell! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtell! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtell! (to several people) |
How to use حَكَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
تِيتَة بِتِحْكِي لِنَا عَن البَلَد.
Grandma tells us about the village.
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Past
كَرِيم حَكَى لِي عَن سَفَرُه.
Karim told me about his trip.
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Future
هَاحْكِي لَك كُلّ حَاجَة بُكْرَة.
I'll tell you everything tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَحْكِي لِك حِكَايَة.
I want to tell you a story.
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Commands
اِحْكِي لِي, حَصَل إِيه?
Tell me, what happened?
Good to know
- حَكَى لِـ ... عَن: to tell someone about something.
Where you hear حَكَى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1
- بَاحْكِي لِلأَوْلاَد عَن البَلَد. I tell the children about the village.
- المُرْشِد حَكَى لِي عَن القِنَاع سَاعَة. The guide told me about the mask for an hour.
- هَاحْكِي لَك عَن الأُقْصُر بَعْدِين. I'll tell you about Luxor later.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَاحْكِي لِلأَوْلاَد عَن البَلَد. I tell the children about the village.
- المُرْشِد حَكَى لِي عَن القِنَاع سَاعَة. The guide told me about the mask for an hour.
- هَاحْكِي لَك عَن الأُقْصُر بَعْدِين. I'll tell you about Luxor later.
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How Salma Became a Guide
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Intermediate Level 1 · لأ, حَكَى لِي عَن القِنَاع سَاعَة.
On the Scaffold
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Intermediate Level 2 · عَايِز حَضْرِتَك تِحْكِي لِي عَنُّه.
The Morning After
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Intermediate Level 3 · هَا? اِحْكِي لِنَا كُلّ حَاجَة.
Take Three
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Fluency Level 1 · كَات. اِحْكِي عَن البِيت, شُوَيَّة بَسّ.
Told in the Present
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Fluency Level 2 · قَبْل الكِتَاب, اِحْكِيهَا لِصَاحْبَك.
Goha's Pot
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Fluency Level 2 · أَنَا بَحْكِي, وِإِنْتَ تِحْكِي تَانِي.
Two Arabics
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Fluency Level 2 · بَقْرَا بِالفُصْحَى وِبَحْكِي مَصْرِي.
Forty dresses
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Fluency Level 2 · وِبِيِحْكِيهَا كُلّ جُمْعَة.
The first taxi
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Fluency Level 2 · خَلِّي لِيُو يِحْكِي, أَوِّل تَاكْسِي. · مَا تِحْكِي لِنَا. · أَيْوَه, مَا تِحْكِي لِنَا يَا لِيُو. · يَلَّا اِحْكِي, بِوِشّ السَّوَّاق.
Grandma's Voice
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Fluency Level 3 · بِتِحْكِي وِهِيَّ بِتِفْرِد الفَطِيرَة.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.