EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to talk to someone, to call
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المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI talk to someone | ||
| إِنْتَyou talk to someone (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou talk to someone (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe talks to someone | ||
| هِيَّshe talks to someone | ||
| إِحْنَاwe talk to someone | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all talk to someone | ||
| هُمَّthey talk to someone |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI talked to someone | ||
| إِنْتَyou talked to someone (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou talked to someone (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe talked to someone | ||
| هِيَّshe talked to someone | ||
| إِحْنَاwe talked to someone | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all talked to someone | ||
| هُمَّthey talked to someone |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will talk to someone | ||
| إِنْتَyou will talk to someone (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will talk to someone (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will talk to someone | ||
| هِيَّshe will talk to someone | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will talk to someone | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will talk to someone | ||
| هُمَّthey will talk to someone |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I talk to someone | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you talk to someone (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you talk to someone (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he talks to someone | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she talks to someone | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we talk to someone | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all talk to someone | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they talk to someone |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَtalk to someone! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِtalk to someone! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوtalk to someone! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَكَلِّم مَامَا كُلّ يُوم بِاللِّيل.
I call Mum every night.
كَلِّمْت صَاحِب البِيت إِمْبَارِح.
I called the landlord yesterday.
هَاكَلِّمَك بَعْد الشُّغْل, مَاشِي?
I'll call you after work, okay?
لاَزِم أَكَلِّم عَمّ مَحْمُود عَن الشَّقَّة.
I have to talk to Uncle Mahmoud about the flat.
كَلِّمْنِي لَمَّا تِوْصَل البِيت, يَا كَرِيم.
Call me when you get home, Karim.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 3 · كَلِّمُه دِلْوَقْتِي!
Beginner Level 3 · كَلِّمْنَا كُلّ يُوم. · هَاكَلِّم, إِنْ شَاء الله.
Intermediate Level 1 · مُوبَايْلِي فِصِل, كُنْت هَاكَلِّمِك مِن الوَرْشَة. · بَسّ مَكَلِّمْتِنِيش.
Intermediate Level 1 · لَيْه مَكَلِّمْتِنِيش?
Intermediate Level 1 · مِين اللِّي كَلِّمَك سَاعَة فِي التِّلِيفُون? · وِبِتْكَلِّمْهَا كُلّ يُوم?
Intermediate Level 2 · وِلَوْ الجْرُوب اِتْأَخَّر, هَاكَلِّمَك. · هَاكَلِّمِك بِاللَّيْل.
Intermediate Level 2 · أَحْسَن مَتْكَلِّمْهَاش قَبْل الأَكْل.
Intermediate Level 2 · حَاضِر يَا رَيِّس, هَاكَلِّم حَضْرِتَك.
Intermediate Level 3 · لَازِم تِكَلِّم بَابَا. · وِإِنْتَ خَطِيبِي, بَسّ لَازِم تِكَلِّم بَابَا.
Intermediate Level 3 · كَان لاَزِم أَكَلِّمُه أَوَّل. · عَنْدِنَا الرَّاجِل بِيكَلِّم الأَب أَوَّل. · خَلاَص, هَكَلِّمُه صَحّ, مَعَ بَابَا وِمَامَا.
Advanced Level 1 · هَاكَلِّم السِّمْسَار الصُّبْح.
Advanced Level 3 · لَمَّا تِتْكَلِّم, كَلِّمُونَا. · لَمَّا تِتْكَلِّم, هَنْكَلِّمْكُم.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.