Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI drink | ||
| إِنْتَyou drink (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou drink (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe drinks | ||
| هِيَّshe drinks | ||
| إِحْنَاwe drink | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all drink | ||
| هُمَّthey drink |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
شِرِب
to drink
- #14 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: شَارِب
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI drank | ||
| إِنْتَyou drank (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou drank (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe drank | ||
| هِيَّshe drank | ||
| إِحْنَاwe drank | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all drank | ||
| هُمَّthey drank |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will drink | ||
| إِنْتَyou will drink (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will drink (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will drink | ||
| هِيَّshe will drink | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will drink | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will drink | ||
| هُمَّthey will drink |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I drink | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you drink (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you drink (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he drinks | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she drinks | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we drink | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all drink | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they drink |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdrink! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdrink! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdrink! (to several people) |
How to use شِرِب
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَشْرَب شَاي بِالنَّعْنَاع كُلّ يُوم.
I drink mint tea every day.
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Past
شِرِبْنَا قَهْوَة فِي الخَان إِمْبَارِح.
We drank coffee in the Khan yesterday.
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Future
هَتِشْرَب إِيه, يَا لِيُو?
What will you drink, Leo?
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After want, must and can
عَايِز أَشْرَب مَيَّة سَاقْعَة.
I want to drink cold water.
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Commands
اِشْرَب الشَّاي قَبْل مَا يِبْرَد.
Drink the tea before it gets cold.
Good to know
- تِشْرَب إِيه? is the host's what will you have; شِرِب is also to smoke, بِيِشْرَب سَجَايِر.
Where you hear شِرِب
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1
- أَنَا بَشْرَب شَاي عَلَى السَّطْح. I drink tea on the roof.
- شِرِبْت عَصِير مَانْجَة وِسْط البَلَد. I drank a mango juice Downtown.
- هَاشْرَب قَهْوَة بَعْد الشُّغْل. I'll drink a coffee after work.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2
- أَنَا بَشْرَب شَاي عَلَى السَّطْح. I drink tea on the roof.
- شِرِبْت عَصِير مَانْجَة وِسْط البَلَد. I drank a mango juice Downtown.
- هَاشْرَب قَهْوَة بَعْد الشُّغْل. I'll drink a coffee after work.
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A Taxi for Seven
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Beginner Level 1 · مُمْكِن أَشْرَب مَيَّة?
Stay Through the Winter
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Beginner Level 1 · لاَزِم تِشْرَب شَاي!
A cold night
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Beginner Level 2 · اِشْرَب.
Tea at El Fishawy
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Beginner Level 2 · أَهْلاً! بِتِشْرَبُوا إِيه?
Colouring Eggs
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Beginner Level 2 · يَلَّا نِشْرَب شَاي.
Salted Fish
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Beginner Level 2 · وِبَعْدِين لاَزِم أَشْرَب مَيَّة كِتِير?
Lunch Break at the Workshop
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Beginner Level 3 · يَلَّا نِشْرَب شَاي الأَوِّل.
The Sleeper to Luxor
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Intermediate Level 1 · مَشْرِبْتِش قَهْوَة.
Grandma's Village Ramadan
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Intermediate Level 1 · بَعْد مَا كَلْنَا, كُنَّا بِنِشْرَب شَاي.
Sayed's Lanterns
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Intermediate Level 1 · مَقْدِرْتِش, شْرِبْت كُبَّايَة مَيَّة.
On the Scaffold
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Intermediate Level 2 · وِتِشْرَب مَعَانَا شَاي كُلّ يَوْم.
Two fathers, no shared language
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Advanced Level 3 · شِرْبُوا تَلاَت شَاي سَوَا.
And 1 more lessons.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.