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Egyptian Arabic verbs

500 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 378 follow a pattern; 122 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #1 كَان to be (was, will be) Beginner Irregular verb
  3. #2 عَايِز to want Beginner Regular verb
  4. #3 قَال to say Beginner Irregular verb
  5. #4 رَاح to go Beginner Irregular verb
  6. #5 جَه to come Beginner Irregular verb
  7. #6 شَاف to see Beginner Irregular verb
  8. #7 عَمَل to do, to make Beginner Regular verb
  9. #8 عِرِف to know Beginner Regular verb
  10. #9 قِدِر to be able, can Beginner Regular verb
  11. #10 خَد to take Beginner Irregular verb
  12. #13 كَل to eat Beginner Irregular verb
  13. #14 شِرِب to drink Beginner Regular verb
  14. #15 حَبّ to love, to like Beginner Irregular verb
  15. #16 فِهِم to understand Beginner Regular verb
  16. #17 اِتْكَلِّم to speak, to talk Beginner Regular verb
  17. #18 كَلِّم to talk to someone, to call Beginner Regular verb
  18. #19 قَعَد to sit, to stay Beginner Irregular verb
  19. #20 مِشِي to walk, to go on foot Beginner Irregular verb
  20. #21 رِجِع to come back, to return Beginner Regular verb
  21. #22 خَرَج to go out Beginner Irregular verb
  22. #24 خَشّ to enter, to go in; to turn (into a street) Beginner Irregular verb
  23. #26 نِزِل to go down, to get in (the sea), to go out Beginner Regular verb
  24. #28 فَكَّر to think Beginner Regular verb
  25. #30 نِسِي to forget Beginner Irregular verb
  26. #32 بَصّ to look Beginner Irregular verb
  27. #33 وَرَّى to show Beginner Irregular verb
  28. #35 دَوَّر to look for Beginner Regular verb
  29. #36 اِشْتَغَل to work Beginner Regular verb
  30. #37 عَاش to live (somewhere) Beginner Irregular verb
  31. #38 سِكِن to live, to dwell Beginner Regular verb
  32. #39 نَام to sleep Beginner Irregular verb
  33. #40 صِحِي to wake up Beginner Irregular verb
  34. #41 صَحَّى to wake someone up Beginner Irregular verb
  35. #43 خِلِص to end, to finish, to run out Beginner Regular verb
  36. #44 بَدَأ to start, to begin Beginner Regular verb
  37. #46 فِضِل to remain, to be left Beginner Regular verb
  38. #47 بَقَى to become, to stay on Beginner Irregular verb
  39. #49 عَجَب to please (I like it is said as it pleased me) Beginner Regular verb
  40. #50 اِحْتَاج to need Beginner Regular verb
  41. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  42. #56 كَتَب to write Beginner Regular verb
  43. #58 اِتْعَلِّم to learn Beginner Regular verb
  44. #61 اِشْتَرَى to buy Beginner Regular verb
  45. #68 خَلَّى to let, to leave, to keep Beginner Irregular verb
  46. #69 فَتَح to open Beginner Regular verb
  47. #71 سَاعِد to help Beginner Irregular verb
  48. #72 اِسْتَنَّى to wait Beginner Regular verb
  49. #73 اِتْأَخَّر to be late Beginner Regular verb
  50. #74 اِسْتَعْجِل to hurry Beginner Regular verb
  51. #79 خَاف to be scared Beginner Irregular verb
  52. #87 جَرَّب to try Beginner Regular verb
  53. #102 اِتْفَضَّل to go ahead, to help oneself (please, come in, here you are) Beginner Regular verb
  54. #103 هَات to give here, to hand over (a command only) Beginner Regular verb
  55. #104 تَعَالَى to come (here), a command Beginner Regular verb
  56. #105 سَلِّم to keep safe, to greet (God keep you is may God keep you safe) Beginner Regular verb
  57. #106 سِلِم to be safe, to be well (bless your hands is may your hands be safe) Beginner Regular verb
  58. #113 اِتْغَدَّى to have lunch Beginner Regular verb
  59. #117 دَاق to taste Beginner Irregular verb
  60. #118 شَمّ to smell Beginner Irregular verb
  61. #119 لَمَس to touch Beginner Regular verb
  62. #120 لِبِس to wear, to put on Beginner Regular verb
  63. #145 بَاظ to break down Beginner Irregular verb
  64. #166 وَجَع to hurt, to ache (something hurts someone) Beginner Regular verb
  65. #176 حِلِم to dream Beginner Regular verb
  66. #185 اِتْوَلَد to be born Beginner Regular verb
  67. #206 رَسَم to draw Beginner Regular verb
  68. #207 لَوِّن to colour Beginner Irregular verb
  69. #247 مَطَّر to rain Beginner Regular verb
  70. #248 وَلَع to light up, to come on Beginner Regular verb
  71. #274 قَاس to measure Beginner Irregular verb
  72. #310 سَمَح to allow, to permit Beginner Regular verb
  73. #338 وَحَش to be missed by someone (I miss you is said as you are missing to me) Beginner Regular verb
  74. #399 رَمِّم to restore, to repair (a building) Beginner Regular verb
  75. #401 عَلَّق to hang up Beginner Regular verb
  76. #418 نَوَى to intend, to plan to Beginner Irregular verb
  77. #419 نَفَع to be of use, to do (it will do, it won't do) Beginner Regular verb
  78. #475 زَرَع to plant, to grow Beginner Regular verb