Verb details

Word:	challaKallY	خـَلّى
Meaning:	waitwait

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I waited	'ana challeetaacnaa Kallyt	أنا َ خـَلّيت
We waited	'ihna challeenaiicHnaa Kallynaa	إحنا َ خـَلّينا
You(m) waited	'inta challeetiicnta Kallyt	إنت َ خـَلّيت
You(f) waited	'inti challeetiiicnti Kallyty	إنت ِ خـَلّيتي
You(pl) waited	'intu challeetuiicntoo Kallytoo	إنتوا خـَلّيتوا
He/it(m) waited	huwa challahuwa KallY	هـُو َ خـَلّى
She/it(f) waited	hiya challithiya Kallit	هـِي َ خـَلّـِت
They waited	humma challuhumma Kalloo	هـُمّ َ خـَلّوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

English	Egyptian
I might wait	'ana yimkin 'achalliaacnaa yimkin aacKally	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَلّي
We might wait	'ihna yimkin nichalliiicHnaa yimkin niKally	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَلّي
You(m) might wait	'inta yimkin tichalliiicnta yimkin tiKally	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
You(f) might wait	'inti yimkin tichalliiicnti yimkin tiKally	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
You(pl) might wait	'intu yimkin tichalluiicntoo yimkin tiKalloo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّوا
He/it(m) might wait	huwa yimkin yichallihuwa yimkin yiKally	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) might wait	hiya yimkin tichallihiya yimkin tiKally	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
They might wait	humma yimkin yichalluhumma yimkin yiKalloo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I wait	'ana bachalliaacnaa baKally	أنا َ بـَخـَلّي
We wait	'ihna binchalliiicHnaa binKally	إحنا َ بـِنخـَلّي
You(m) wait	'inta bitchalliiicnta bitKally	إنت َ بـِتخـَلّي
You(f) wait	'inti bitchalliiicnti bitKally	إنت ِ بـِتخـَلّي
You(pl) wait	'intu bitchalluiicntoo bitKalloo	إنتوا بـِتخـَلّوا
He/it(m) waits	huwa biyichallihuwa biyiKally	هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) waits	hiya bitchallihiya bitKally	هـِي َ بـِتخـَلّي
They wait	humma biyichalluhumma biyiKalloo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَلّوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will wait	'ana hachalliaacnaa haKally	أنا َ هـَخـَلّي
We will wait	'ihna hanchalliiicHnaa hanKally	إحنا َ هـَنخـَلّي
You(m) will wait	'inta hatchalliiicnta hatKally	إنت َ هـَتخـَلّي
You(f) will wait	'inti hatchalliiicnti hatKally	إنت ِ هـَتخـَلّي
You(pl) will wait	'intu hatchalluiicntoo hatKalloo	إنتوا هـَتخـَلّوا
He/it(m) will wait	huwa hayichallihuwa hayiKally	هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) will wait	hiya hatchallihiya hatKally	هـِي َ هـَتخـَلّي
They will wait	humma hayichalluhumma hayiKalloo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَلّوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) wait!	challiKally	خـَلّي
You(f) wait!	challiKally	خـَلّي
You(pl) wait!	challuKalloo	خـَلّوا