EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

خَلَّى

to let, to leave, to keep

#68 most used
Irregular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form	Affirmative	Negative
إِنْتَlet! (to a man)
إِنْتِlet! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوlet! (to several people)

How to use خَلَّى

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

Present

عَمّ مَحْمُود بِيخَلِّي المَحَلّ مَفْتُوح لِحَدّ بِاللِّيل.

Uncle Mahmoud keeps the shop open until night.
Past

خَلِّيت المُفْتَاح عَنْد تِيتَة.

I left the key with Grandma.
Future

هَاخَلِّي الشَّنْطَة فِي الأُوضَة.

I'll leave the bag in the room.
After want, must and can

مُمْكِن تِخَلِّينِي أَسَاعْدَك?

Can you let me help you?
Commands

خَلِّي بَالَك مِن نَفْسَك, يَا كَرِيم.

Take care of yourself, Karim.

Good to know

خَلِّي بَالَك is take care, mind; رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيك, may God keep you, is the warm answer to a kind word.

Where you hear خَلَّى

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Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

أَنَا دَايْماً بَخَلِّي البَاقِي لِلسَّوَّاق. I always leave the change to the driver.
خَلِّيت البَاقِي لِلسَّوَّاق. I left the change to the driver.
هَاخَلِّي البَاقِي لَك. I'll leave the change for you.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

أَنَا دَايْماً بَخَلِّي البَاقِي لِلسَّوَّاق. I always leave the change to the driver.
خَلِّيت البَاقِي لِلسَّوَّاق. I left the change to the driver.
هَاخَلِّي البَاقِي لَك. I'll leave the change for you.

Tea on the Roof

Beginner Level 1 · رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيك, يَا اِبْنِي.

A cold

Beginner Level 2 · خَلِّيك فِي السِّرِير.

Leaving Heliopolis

Beginner Level 3 · خَلِّي بَالَك مِن نَفْسَك. · خَلِّي بَالَك مِن العِيلَة.

A Cafe on the Marina

Beginner Level 3 · البَحْر بِيخَلِّيك تِفَكَّر.

On the Scaffold

Intermediate Level 2 · عَايِز أَخَلِّيهَا قَدِيمَة, يَا حَاجّ.

The Apprentices

Intermediate Level 2 · خَلِّي عَلِي يِصَنْفِر, وِرَامِز يِقُصّ. · خَلِّينِي أَشُوف. · خَلِّيه يِقُصّ, وِالخَشَب يِخْلَص. · خَلِّيه يِقِيس, وِحَضْرِتَك تِقُصّ.

Mona at Dinner

Intermediate Level 2 · هَتْخَلِّي كَرِيم يُرْقُص فِي الفَرَح?

The Contract

Intermediate Level 2 · الله يِخَلِّيكِي يَا تِيتَة, هُوَّ مُتْوَتَّر بَسّ. · الله يِخَلِّي حَضْرِتِك يَا تِيتَة.

Friday Lunch

Intermediate Level 2 · اِتْفَضَّلُوا, رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيكُم لِبَعْض. · رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيكِي لِينَا يَا تِيتَة.

What Do Americans Eat?

Intermediate Level 3 · رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيكِ لِينَا يَا تِيتَه.

A Gift of Fabric

Intermediate Level 3 · رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّي حَضْرِتَك.

A Photo at the Pyramids

Intermediate Level 3 · رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيكُم لِبَعْض.