EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to ask for
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 ask for | ||
| إِنْتَyou ask for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou ask for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe asks for | ||
| هِيَّshe asks for | ||
| إِحْنَاwe ask for | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all ask for | ||
| هُمَّthey ask for |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI asked for | ||
| إِنْتَyou asked for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou asked for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe asked for | ||
| هِيَّshe asked for | ||
| إِحْنَاwe asked for | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all asked for | ||
| هُمَّthey asked for |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will ask for | ||
| إِنْتَyou will ask for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will ask for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will ask for | ||
| هِيَّshe will ask for | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will ask for | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will ask for | ||
| هُمَّthey will ask for |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I ask for | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you ask for (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you ask for (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he asks for | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she asks for | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we ask for | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all ask for | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they ask for |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَask for! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِask for! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوask for! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَاطْلُب كُشَرِي مِن المَحَلّ اللِّي تَحْت.
I order koshari from the shop downstairs.
طَلَبْت شَاي بِالنَّعْنَاع لِلكُلّ.
I ordered mint tea for everyone.
هَاطْلُب أَجَازَة أُسْبُوع فِي الشِّتَا.
I'll ask for a week's leave in the winter.
عَايْزَة أَطْلُب حَاجَة صُغَيَّرَة مِنِّك.
I want to ask you for a small thing.
اُطْلُب اللِّي إِنْتَ عَايْزُه.
Order whatever you want.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Intermediate Level 2 · عُقْبَالِي لَمَّا العَرِيس يُطْلُب صَحّ.
Intermediate Level 2 · وِلَوْ طَلَبُوا حَاجَة زِيَادَة? · لَمَّا يُطْلُبُوا, هَات. مِش لَوْ, لَمَّا.
Intermediate Level 3 · بَسّ طَلَبُوا مِنِّي أَحْجِز فُنْدُق. · بَابَا طَلَب مِنِّي فُنْدُق عَلَى النِّيل.
Intermediate Level 3 · بَابَا طَلَب مِنِّي أَدِّي لِحَضْرِتَك دَه.
Intermediate Level 3 · جَاي أَطْلُب إِيد بِنْت حَضْرِتَك. · قُول, جَاي أَطْلُب إِيد بِنْت حَضْرِتَك.
Intermediate Level 3 · أَنَا جَاي أَطْلُب إِيد سَلْمَى.
Advanced Level 1 · تِيتَة طَلَبِتْنِي, يَا مُنَى.
Advanced Level 2 · مَا طَلَبْت حَاجَة, يَعْنِي.
Advanced Level 2 · أَنَا مِش طَالْبَة حَاجَة.
Fluency Level 1 · وِالدُّكْتُور طَلَب أُوتُوجْرَاف!
Fluency Level 3 · كِلْمِتَك إِنْتَ. هِيَّ طَلَبِتَك.
Fluency Level 3 · حَضْرِتَك قُلْت, اللِّي يِخَوَّف مَطْلُوب.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.