Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI allow | ||
| إِنْتَyou allow (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou allow (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe allows | ||
| هِيَّshe allows | ||
| إِحْنَاwe allow | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all allow | ||
| هُمَّthey allow |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
سَمَح
to allow, to permit
- #310 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: سَامِح
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI allowed | ||
| إِنْتَyou allowed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou allowed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe allowed | ||
| هِيَّshe allowed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe allowed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all allowed | ||
| هُمَّthey allowed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will allow | ||
| إِنْتَyou will allow (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will allow (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will allow | ||
| هِيَّshe will allow | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will allow | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will allow | ||
| هُمَّthey will allow |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I allow | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you allow (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you allow (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he allows | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she allows | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we allow | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all allow | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they allow |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَallow! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِallow! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوallow! (to several people) |
How to use سَمَح
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
مَامَا بِتِسْمَح لِي بِسَاعَة تِلِيفُون كُلّ يُوم.
Mum allows me an hour of phone every day.
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Past
عَمّ مَحْمُود سَمَح لِي أَقْعُد فِي المَحَلّ.
Uncle Mahmoud let me stay in the shop.
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Future
هَاسْمَح لَك بِمَرَّة وَاحْدَة بَسّ.
I'll allow you one time only.
-
After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِسْمَح لِكَرِيم يِخْرُج مَعَانَا.
You have to let Karim go out with us.
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Commands
اِسْمَح لِي, الحَمَّام فِين?
Excuse me, where's the bathroom?
Good to know
- لَوْ سَمَحْت, "if you allowed", is the everyday "please" or "excuse me" to a man; لَوْ سَمَحْتِ to a woman.
- You allow someone (لِ) something (بِ): سَمَحْت لُه بِسَاعَة تِلِيفُون.
Where you hear سَمَح
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- بَسْمَح لِكَرِيم بِكُلّ حَاجَة. I allow Karim everything.
- سَمَحْت لُه يُقْعُد فِي المَحَلّ. I let him stay in the shop.
- هَاسْمَح لَك بِمَرَّة وَاحْدَة. I'll allow you one time.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَسْمَح لِكَرِيم بِكُلّ حَاجَة. I allow Karim everything.
- سَمَحْت لُه يُقْعُد فِي المَحَلّ. I let him stay in the shop.
- هَاسْمَح لَك بِمَرَّة وَاحْدَة. I'll allow you one time.
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Beginner Level 2 · شَرِيحَة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
A Customer
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Beginner Level 2 · تَلاَت مِتْر, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
A Felucca at Sunset
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Beginner Level 3 · لَوْ سَمَحْت يَا رَيِّس.
The Hotel in Luxor
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Intermediate Level 1 · اِتْنَاشَر أُوضَة, وِالمَفَاتِيح لَوْ سَمَحْت.
The Flower Shop
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Intermediate Level 1 · هَاتْلِي الأَحْمَر كُلُّه, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
The Lights Go Out
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Intermediate Level 1 · تَلاَتَة شَاي كَمَان, وِالحِسَاب لَوْ سَمَحْت.
Booking the Room
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Intermediate Level 3 · عَلَى النِّيل لَوْ سَمَحْتِ, وِالفِطَار شَامِل? · شَامِل. بِاسْم مِين لَوْ سَمَحْت?
Tickets and a Camel
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Intermediate Level 3 · أَرْبَع تَزَاكِر, لَوْ سَمَحْتِ.
A Photo at the Pyramids
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Intermediate Level 3 · لَوْ سَمَحْت, مُمْكِن حَضْرِتَك تِصَوَّرْنَا? · وَاحْدَة كَمَان, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
Mister Fathi's Letter
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Advanced Level 1 · لَو سَمَحْت يَا مِسْتِر فَتْحِي, عَنْدِي طَلَب.
The Translation Office
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Advanced Level 1 · اِسْمِي يِتْكَتِب زَيّ الإِقَامَة, لَو سَمَحْتِ.
The Window at Lazoghly
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Advanced Level 1 · اللِّي بَعْدُه. المَلَفّ لَو سَمَحْت.
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Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.