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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْعَلِّم

to learn

  • #58 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَlearn! (to a man)
إِنْتِlearn! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوlearn! (to several people)

How to use اِتْعَلِّم

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

  1. Present

    بَتْعَلِّم عَرَبِي مِن النَّاس فِي الشَّارِع.

    I learn Arabic from people in the street.

  2. Past

    اِتْعَلِّمْت المُلُوخِيَّة مِن تِيتَة.

    I learned molokhia from Grandma.

  3. Future

    هَتِتْعَلِّم بِسُرْعَة, يَا لِيُو, مَتِقْلَقْش.

    You'll learn quickly, Leo, don't worry.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايْزَة أَتْعَلِّم أَعُوم الصِّيف دَه.

    I want to learn to swim this summer.

  5. Commands

    اِتْعَلِّمُوا كِلْمَة جِدِيدَة كُلّ يُوم.

    Learn a new word every day.

Good to know

  • اِتْعَلِّم is what the learner does; what the teacher does is عَلِّم, to teach.

Where you hear اِتْعَلِّم

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

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • بَتْعَلِّم عَرَبِي كُلّ يَوْم. I learn Arabic every day.
  • اِتْعَلِّمْت إِنْجِلِيزِي فِي المَدْرَسَة. I learned English at school.
  • هَتِتْعَلِّم تِعُوم هِنَا, يَا لِيُو. You'll learn to swim here, Leo.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • بَتْعَلِّم عَرَبِي كُلّ يَوْم. I learn Arabic every day.
  • اِتْعَلِّمْت إِنْجِلِيزِي فِي المَدْرَسَة. I learned English at school.
  • هَتِتْعَلِّم تِعُوم هِنَا, يَا لِيُو. You'll learn to swim here, Leo.
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The Evening Table

Beginner Level 3 · وِعَشَان أَتْعَلِّم عَرَبِي.

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A Felucca at Sunset

Intermediate Level 1 · حَضْرِتَك اِتْعَلِّمْت مِن وَالْدَك?

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Two Years

Intermediate Level 1 · فِي سَنَتِين اِتْعَلِّمْت أَتْكَلِّم, وَأَزْعَل, وَأَصَالِح.

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Advice for Husbands

Intermediate Level 2 · إِنْتَ, اِتْعَلِّم تِعْمِل شَاي أَوَّلاً.

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A Small Correction

Fluency Level 1 · مِن غِير زَعَل, اِتْعَلِّمْت حَاجَة.

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The translation office

Fluency Level 3 · اِتْعَلِّمْت عَرَبِي فِين, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس?

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