EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

اِتْكَلِّم

to speak, to talk

Conjugation

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

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

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

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

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

Form	Affirmative	Negative
إِنْتَspeak! (to a man)
إِنْتِspeak! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوspeak! (to several people)

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

Present

كَرِيم بِيِتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي وِإِنْجِلِيزِي.

Karim speaks Arabic and English.
Past

اِتْكَلِّمْت مَعَ مَدَام نَادْيَة فِي التِّلِيفُون.

I talked with Madame Nadia on the phone.
Future

هَنِتْكَلِّم فِي المَوْضُوع دَه بُكْرَة.

We'll talk about this tomorrow.
After want, must and can

عَايِز أَتْكَلِّم مَعَ كَرِيم شُوَيَّة.

I want to talk to Karim a little.
Commands

اِتْكَلِّم بِالرَّاحَة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.

Speak slowly, please.

اِتْكَلِّم مَعَ is to talk with someone; اِتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي, to speak Arabic, takes no preposition.

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

بَتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي شُوَيَّة. I speak a little Arabic.
اِتْكَلِّمْت مَعَ سَلْمَى فِي التِّلِيفُون. I talked with Salma on the phone.
هَتِتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي كْوَيِّس بَعْد شَهْر يَا لِيُو. You will speak Arabic well in a month, Leo.

بَتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي شُوَيَّة. I speak a little Arabic.
اِتْكَلِّمْت مَعَ سَلْمَى فِي التِّلِيفُون. I talked with Salma on the phone.
هَتِتْكَلِّم عَرَبِي كْوَيِّس بَعْد شَهْر يَا لِيُو. You will speak Arabic well in a month, Leo.