Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI work | ||
| إِنْتَyou work (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou work (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe works | ||
| هِيَّshe works | ||
| إِحْنَاwe work | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all work | ||
| هُمَّthey work |
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI worked | ||
| إِنْتَyou worked (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou worked (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe worked | ||
| هِيَّshe worked | ||
| إِحْنَاwe worked | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all worked | ||
| هُمَّthey worked |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will work | ||
| إِنْتَyou will work (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will work (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will work | ||
| هِيَّshe will work | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will work | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will work | ||
| هُمَّthey will work |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I work | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you work (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you work (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he works | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she works | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we work | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all work | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they work |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَwork! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِwork! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوwork! (to several people) |
How to use اِشْتَغَل
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
سَلْمَى بِتِشْتَغَل فِي المَتْحَف.
Salma works at the museum.
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Past
اِشْتَغَلْت فِي المَكْتَب لِحَدّ السَّاعَة سَبْعَة.
I worked at the office until seven.
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Future
هَاشْتَغَل مِن البِيت بُكْرَة.
I'll work from home tomorrow.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم نِشْتَغَل يُوم السَّبْت.
We have to work on Saturday.
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Commands
اِشْتَغَل بِالرَّاحَة, عَنْدَك وَقْت.
Work calmly, you have time.
Good to know
- شَغَّال, working, is said of a person at work and of a thing that works: المُوبَايْل شَغَّال, the phone works.
Where you hear اِشْتَغَل
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- بَشْتَغَل فِي المَتْحَف كُلّ يُوم. I work at the museum every day.
- اِشْتَغَلْت فِي المَحَلّ تَلَاتِين سَنَة. I worked in the shop for thirty years.
- هَشْتَغَل فِي البِيت القَدِيم الشَّهْر دَه. I will work on the old house this month.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- بَشْتَغَل فِي المَتْحَف كُلّ يُوم. I work at the museum every day.
- اِشْتَغَلْت فِي المَحَلّ تَلَاتِين سَنَة. I worked in the shop for thirty years.
- هَشْتَغَل فِي البِيت القَدِيم الشَّهْر دَه. I will work on the old house this month.
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The Egyptian Museum
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Beginner Level 1 · بِتِشْتَغَلِي هِنَا? · بِتِشْتَغَل هِنَا? · بَشْتَغَل هِنَا كُلّ يُوم.
Stay Through the Winter
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Beginner Level 1 · البِيت, يَا لِيُو! لاَزِم نِشْتَغَل.
The Week
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Beginner Level 2 · بَشْتَغَل كُلّ يَوْم.
An invitation to the village
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Beginner Level 2 · لأ, سَلْمَى بِتِشْتَغَل.
Salma's Day at the Museum
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Beginner Level 2 · كَرِيم هَيِشْتَغَل, زَيّ كُلّ يُوم.
The Neighbour on the Landing
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Beginner Level 3 · عَشَان بَشْتَغَل هِنَا.
The Heat
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Beginner Level 3 · لأ, شَغَّالَة.
Planning the Weekend
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Beginner Level 3 · الحَدّ بَشْتَغَل.
The Old House
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Beginner Level 3 · لِسَّه بِنِشْتَغَل فِيهَا.
The Summer Plan
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Beginner Level 3 · فِي يُولْيُو بِنِشْتَغَل.
The Evening Table
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Beginner Level 3 · عَشَان تِشْتَغَل فِي الوَرْشَة.
Tom at the Old House
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Intermediate Level 3 · اِشْتَغَل نَجَّار أَرْبِعِين سَنَة.
And 4 more lessons.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.