You are here: 
Home > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Verb
 
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  called | 'ana kallimtaacnaa kallimt |  أنا َ كـَلّـِمت | 
| We  called | 'ihna kallimnaiicHnaa kallimnaa |  إحنا َ كـَلّـِمنا | 
| You(m)  called | 'inta kallimtiicnta kallimt |  إنت َ كـَلّـِمت | 
| You(f)  called | 'inti kallimtiiicnti kallimty |  إنت ِ كـَلّـِمتي | 
| You(pl)  called | 'intu kallimtuiicntoo kallimtoo |  إنتوا كـَلّـِمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  called | huwa kallimhuwa kallim |  هـُو َ كـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f)  called | hiya kallimithiya kallimit |  هـِي َ كـَلّـِمـِت | 
| They  called | humma kallimuhumma kallimoo |  هـُمّ َ كـَلّـِموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  call | 'ana yimkin 'akallimaacnaa yimkin aackallim |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَلّـِم | 
| We might  call | 'ihna yimkin nikallimiicHnaa yimkin nikallim |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَلّـِم | 
| You(m) might  call | 'inta yimkin tikallimiicnta yimkin tikallim |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f) might  call | 'inti yimkin tikallimiiicnti yimkin tikallimy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl) might  call | 'intu yimkin tikallimuiicntoo yimkin tikallimoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m) might  call | huwa yimkin yikallimhuwa yimkin yikallim |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) might  call | hiya yimkin tikallimhiya yimkin tikallim |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِم | 
| They might  call | humma yimkin yikallimuhumma yimkin yikallimoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَلّـِموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  call | 'ana bakallimaacnaa bakallim |  أنا َ بـَكـَلّـِم | 
| We  call | 'ihna binkallimiicHnaa binkallim |  إحنا َ بـِنكـَلّـِم | 
| You(m)  call | 'inta bitkallimiicnta bitkallim |  إنت َ بـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f)  call | 'inti bitkallimiiicnti bitkallimy |  إنت ِ بـِتكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl)  call | 'intu bitkallimuiicntoo bitkallimoo |  إنتوا بـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m)  calls | huwa biyikallimhuwa biyikallim |  هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f)  calls | hiya bitkallimhiya bitkallim |  هـِي َ بـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| They  call | humma biyikallimuhumma biyikallimoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَلّـِموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  call | 'ana hakallimaacnaa hakallim |  أنا َ هـَكـَلّـِم | 
| We will  call | 'ihna hankallimiicHnaa hankallim |  إحنا َ هـَنكـَلّـِم | 
| You(m) will  call | 'inta hatkallimiicnta hatkallim |  إنت َ هـَتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f) will  call | 'inti hatkallimiiicnti hatkallimy |  إنت ِ هـَتكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl) will  call | 'intu hatkallimuiicntoo hatkallimoo |  إنتوا هـَتكـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m) will  call | huwa hayikallimhuwa hayikallim |  هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) will  call | hiya hatkallimhiya hatkallim |  هـِي َ هـَتكـَلّـِم | 
| They will  call | humma hayikallimuhumma hayikallimoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَلّـِموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  call! | kallimkallim |  كـَلّـِم | 
| You(f)  call! | kallimikallimy |  كـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl)  call! | kallimukallimoo |  كـَلّـِموا |