EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to keep safe, to greet (God keep you is may God keep you safe)
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI keep safe | ||
| إِنْتَyou keep safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou keep safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe keeps safe | ||
| هِيَّshe keeps safe | ||
| إِحْنَاwe keep safe | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all keep safe | ||
| هُمَّthey keep safe |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI kept safe | ||
| إِنْتَyou kept safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou kept safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe kept safe | ||
| هِيَّshe kept safe | ||
| إِحْنَاwe kept safe | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all kept safe | ||
| هُمَّthey kept safe |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will keep safe | ||
| إِنْتَyou will keep safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will keep safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will keep safe | ||
| هِيَّshe will keep safe | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will keep safe | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will keep safe | ||
| هُمَّthey will keep safe |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I keep safe | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you keep safe (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you keep safe (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he keeps safe | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she keeps safe | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we keep safe | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all keep safe | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they keep safe |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَkeep safe! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِkeep safe! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوkeep safe! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَسَلِّم عَلَى الجِيرَان كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
I say hello to the neighbours every morning.
سَلِّمْت عَلَى عَمّ مَحْمُود قُدَّام المَحَلّ.
I greeted Uncle Mahmoud in front of the shop.
هَاسَلِّم عَلَى تِيتَة وِأَرْجَع عَلَى طُول.
I'll say hi to Grandma and come straight back.
لاَزِم أَسَلِّم عَلَى مَدَام نَادْيَة الأَوِّل.
I have to say hello to Madame Nadia first.
سَلِّم لِي عَلَى مَامَا.
Say hi to Mum for me.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 1 · اللّه يِسَلِّمَك, يَا اِبْنِي.
Intermediate Level 3 · مَامَا بِتْسَلِّم عَلَيْكِ.
Intermediate Level 3 · الله يِسَلِّمَك, بُكْرَة المَطْبَخ لُهُم.
Advanced Level 1 · عَلِيهَا إِنَّهَا تِسَلِّم الشَّقَّة.
Fluency Level 1 · اللّه يِسَلِّمِك, مِن تِيتَا.
Fluency Level 2 · سَلِّم عَلِيهَا, لَحْسَن تِشِمَّك. · وِسَلِّم عَلِيهَا, يَا لِيُو?
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.