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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

طِلِع

to go up, to come out, to turn out

  • #25 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: طَالِع

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

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

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

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

After want, must and can

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

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

Commands

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

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَgo up! (to a man)
إِنْتِgo up! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوgo up! (to several people)

How to use طِلِع

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

  1. Present

    الشَّمْس بِتِطْلَع السَّاعَة سِتَّة الصُّبْح.

    The sun comes up at six in the morning.

  2. Past

    طِلِعْت السَّطْح أَشُوف الغُرُوب.

    I went up to the roof to watch the sunset.

  3. Future

    هَاطْلَع بِالأَسَانْسِير, رِجْلِي تَعْبَانَة.

    I'll go up by the lift, my leg hurts.

  4. After want, must and can

    مُمْكِن نِطْلَع السَّطْح شُوَيَّة?

    Can we go up to the roof for a bit?

  5. Commands

    اِطْلَع الدُّور التَّالِت, الشَّقَّة عَلَى اليِمِين.

    Go up to the third floor, the flat is on the right.

Good to know

  • طِلِع is also to turn out: طِلِع غَالِي, it turned out expensive.

Where you hear طِلِع

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Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

  • الشَّمْس بِتِطْلَع السَّاعَة سِتَّة. The sun comes up at six.
  • طِلْعِت بِتِشْتَغَل جَنْب مَكْتَبِي. It turned out she works next to my office.
  • هَاطْلَع عَلَى السَّطْح. I will go up to the roof.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • الشَّمْس بِتِطْلَع السَّاعَة سِتَّة. The sun comes up at six.
  • طِلْعِت بِتِشْتَغَل جَنْب مَكْتَبِي. It turned out she works next to my office.
  • هَاطْلَع عَلَى السَّطْح. I will go up to the roof.
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It Turned Out

Intermediate Level 1 · طِلْعِت بِتِشْتَغَل جَنْب مَكْتَبِي. · طِلِع إِنّ مَصْر صُغَيَّرَة.

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The Window at Lazoghly

Advanced Level 1 · الشَّهَادَة الطِّبِّيَّة طِلْعِت إِمْتَى? · طِلْعِت مِن تَلاَت أَسَابِيع.

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The henna night

Advanced Level 1 · اِطْلَع بَرَّه, يَا عَرِيس!

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Moving in

Advanced Level 1 · اِطْلَع اِشْرَب شَاي مَعَانَا.

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The Lanes

Advanced Level 2 · اِطْلَع الدُّور اللِّي فُوق.

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A wrong letter

Advanced Level 2 · البِطَاقَة تِطْلَع إِمْتَى?

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A girl

Advanced Level 2 · هَتِطْلَع عَنِيدَة. · هَتِطْلَع عَنِيدَة زَيّ أَبُوهَا.

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The whole building knows

Advanced Level 3 · اِطْلَع اِشْرَب شَاي يَا عَمّ سَيِّد.

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The certificate, read aloud

Advanced Level 3 · صَدَرَت, يَعْنِي طِلْعِت.

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Goha's Nail

Fluency Level 2 · طِلِع المُسْمَار هُوَّ البَيْت.

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The Fisherman and the Genie

Fluency Level 2 · طِلِع عَفْرِيت, وِالصَّيَّاد وَاقِف.

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Clever Hassan and the Ghoul

Fluency Level 2 · اللِّي يِخَاف مِن العَفْرِيت, يِطْلَع لُه.

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