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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

نَام

to sleep

  • #39 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: نَايِم

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَsleep! (to a man)
إِنْتِsleep! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوsleep! (to several people)

How to use نَام

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

  1. Present

    بَنَام بَدْرِي عَشَان الشُّغْل.

    I go to sleep early because of work.

  2. Past

    نِمْت عَشَر سَاعَات إِمْبَارِح!

    I slept ten hours yesterday!

  3. Future

    هَانَام بَعْد الفِيلْم عَلَى طُول.

    I'll sleep right after the film.

  4. After want, must and can

    عَايِز أَنَام شُوَيَّة قَبْل العَشَا.

    I want to sleep a little before dinner.

  5. Commands

    نَام كْوَيِّس, بُكْرَة يُوم طَوِيل.

    Sleep well, tomorrow is a long day.

Good to know

  • نَايِم, asleep, is the participle: تِيتَة نَايْمَة, Grandma is asleep.

Where you hear نَام

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

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

  • بَنَام بَدْرِي يُوم الخَمِيس. I go to sleep early on Thursday.
  • نِمْت كْوَيِّس اللَّيْلَة دِي. I slept well last night.
  • هَانَام بَعْد الغَدَا. I'll sleep after lunch.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • بَنَام بَدْرِي يُوم الخَمِيس. I go to sleep early on Thursday.
  • نِمْت كْوَيِّس اللَّيْلَة دِي. I slept well last night.
  • هَانَام بَعْد الغَدَا. I'll sleep after lunch.
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The Friday Taxi

Beginner Level 1 · القَاهِرَة نَايْمَة, يَا لِيُو!

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Leo's Day

Beginner Level 2 · وِبِتْنَام السَّاعَة كَام?

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A cold night

Beginner Level 2 · نَام كْوَيِّس يَا اِبْنِي.

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The morning in the courtyard

Beginner Level 2 · نِمْتِ? · نِمْت كْوَيِّس يَا لِيُو? · نِمْت كْوَيِّس. · وِعَمّ مَحْمُود, نَام?

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The Sleeper to Luxor

Intermediate Level 1 · هَتْنَام فِي القَطْر. · كْوَيِّس, يَعْنِي هَتْنَام فِي القَطْر.

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The Fisherman by the Lake

Intermediate Level 1 · الصُّبْح, وِإِنْتُو لِسَّه نَايْمِين.

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The Night Train

Intermediate Level 1 · سَبْعَة, هَتْكُون نَايِم وِبَعْدِين صَاحِي.

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Supper at Nine

Intermediate Level 2 · لَازِم تِنَامِي بَدْرِي, الجْرُوب سَبْعَة.

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The Lady Upstairs

Advanced Level 2 · فِيه نَاس بِتْنَام لِحِدَاشَر.

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A little moon

Advanced Level 3 · نَامِي يَا حَبِيبْتِي.

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Let her sleep

Advanced Level 3 · بَقَالْهَا قَدّ إِيه نَايْمَة? · وِإِنْتَ, بَقَالَك قَدّ إِيه مَنِمْتِش? · بَقَالِي تَلاَت تِيَّام مَنِمْتِش. · خَلِّيهَا تِنَام.

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The grandparents land

Advanced Level 3 · فِي البِيت مَعَ سَلْمَى, نَايْمَة.

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