Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI play | ||
| إِنْتَyou play (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou play (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe plays | ||
| هِيَّshe plays | ||
| إِحْنَاwe play | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all play | ||
| هُمَّthey play |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
لِعِب
to play
- #60 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: لَاعِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI played | ||
| إِنْتَyou played (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou played (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe played | ||
| هِيَّshe played | ||
| إِحْنَاwe played | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all played | ||
| هُمَّthey played |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will play | ||
| إِنْتَyou will play (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will play (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will play | ||
| هِيَّshe will play | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will play | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will play | ||
| هُمَّthey will play |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I play | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you play (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you play (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he plays | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she plays | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we play | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all play | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they play |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَplay! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِplay! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوplay! (to several people) |
How to use لِعِب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
الوِلَاد بِيِلْعَبُوا كُورَة فِي الشَّارِع.
The kids play football in the street.
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Past
لِعِبْنَا طَاوْلَة لَحَدّ نُصّ اللَّيل.
We played backgammon until midnight.
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Future
هَتِلْعَب مَعَانَا وَلَّا هَتِتْفَرَّج?
Will you play with us or watch?
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After want, must and can
لَيْلَى عَايْزَة تِلْعَب فِي الجِنِينَة.
Layla wants to play in the garden.
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Commands
اِلْعَبُوا بَرَّه, الأُوضَة ضَيَّقَة.
Play outside, the room is cramped.
Good to know
- لِعِب بِ is to play with a thing, لِعِب مَعَ to play with a person; the game comes straight after the verb: لِعِب كُورَة.
Where you hear لِعِب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1
- بَالْعَب طَاوْلَة كُلّ لَيْلَة فِي القَهْوَة. I play backgammon every night at the cafe.
- لِعِبْت تَلاَت لِعَب وِخْسِرْت. I played three games and lost.
- هَنِلْعَب لِعْبَة كَمَان. We'll play one more game.
Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2
- بَالْعَب طَاوْلَة كُلّ لَيْلَة فِي القَهْوَة. I play backgammon every night at the cafe.
- لِعِبْت تَلاَت لِعَب وِخْسِرْت. I played three games and lost.
- هَنِلْعَب لِعْبَة كَمَان. We'll play one more game.
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A hundred times
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Fluency Level 1 · بِتِلْعَب زَيّ الأُسْطَى, بَسّ فِي الخْسَارَة.
The yes that means no
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Fluency Level 1 · مُمْكِن نِلْعَب بَعْد السَّاعَة وَاحْدَة?
A Word with Two Doors
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Fluency Level 1 · بَلْعَب, زِيزُو بِيِكْسَب.
Don't Touch the Beam
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Fluency Level 2 · وِصَبَاعُه بِيِلْعَب.
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