Egyptian Arabic

Verbs in Egyptian Arabic

to abandon, desert	hágar ^[1s3]	هجر
to accept	wāfiʔ ^[3s]	وافِق
to accompany	rāɧ ^[1h1] má3a	راح معَ
to accompany	míši ^[1d5] má3a	مِشي معَ
to adjust	ʐábbaʈ ^[2s2]	ظبّط
to admit	i3táraf ^[8s1]	اِعْترف
to advise, recommend	náȿaɧ ^[1s1]	نصح
to affect	ʔássar ^[2s2] 3ála	أثّر على
to allow	sámaɧ ^[1s1]	سمح
to answer, respond, reply	radd^ə ^[1g2] 3ála	ردّ على
to answer, respond, reply	gāwib ^[3s] 3ála	جاوِب على
to apologize for	i3tázar ^[8s1] 3an	اِعْتذر عن
to appear	ʐáhar ^[1s1]	ظهر
to appreciate	qáddar ^[2s2]	قدّر
to approve of	ríɖi ^[1d4] bi-	رِضي بِـ
to arrange, organize	náʐʐam ^[2s2]	نظّم
to ascend, go up	ʈíli3 ^[1s4]	طِلِع
to ask	sáʔal ^[1s1]	سأل
to attend	ɧáɖar ^[1s1]	حضر
to be	kān ^[1h1]	كان
to be able to, can	ʔídir ^[1s4]	قِدِر
to be able to, can	3írif ^[1s4]	عِرِف
Can you swim?	tí3raf ti3ūm?	تِعْرف تِعوم؟
I can’t understand a word you’re saying.	ma-ʔdárš ʔáfham ɧāga min kalāmak.	مقْدْرش أفْهم حاجة مِن كلامك.
to become, be	báʔa ^[1d1]	بقى
to beg, plead	itwássil ^[5s1]	اِتْوَسِّل
to begin, start	bádaʔ ^[1s1]	بدأ
to behave	iɧtáram ^[8s1]	اِحْترم
to bet	rāhin ^[3s]	راهِن
to blame __ for	lām ^[1h1] __ 3ála	لام __ على
to break	kásar ^[1s1]	كسر
to bring, get	gāb ^[1h2]	جاب
to burn	ɧáraʔ ^[1s1]	حرق
to care	ihtámm ^[8g]	اِهْتمّ
to carry, lift, pick up	šāl ^[1h2]	شال
Did she carry the box to the kitchen?	híyya šālit iȿȿandūʔ li-lmáʈbax?	هِيَّ شالِت الصّنْدوق للمطْبخ؟
He lifted the child up.	šāl iʈʈífl.	شال الطِّفْل.
He picked the book up from the table.	húwwa šāl ilkitāb min 3ála -ʈʈarabēza.	هُوَّ شال الكِتاب مِن على الطّرابيْزة.
to change	ɣáyyar ^[2s2]	غيّر
to change, be changed	itɣáyyar ^[5s2]	اِتْغيّر
to chase, pursue	ʈārid ^[3s]	طارِد
to cheat, deceive	ɣašš ^[1g3]	غشّ
to cheer, encourage	šágga3 ^[2s2]	شجّع
to choose	ixtār ^[8h]	اِخْتار
to climb, ascend	ʈíli3 ^[1s4]	طِلِع
to close, lock	ʔáfal ^[1s2]	قفل
to come	gih ^[i1]	جِهْ
to compare	qārin ^[3s]	قارِن
to contact	ittáȿal ^[8s1] bi-	اِتّصل بِـ
to continue	kámmil ^[2s1]	كمِّل
to decline	ráfaɖ ^[1s3]	رفض
to decrease, reduce	ʔall ^[1g3]	قلّ
to demand	ʈálab ^[1s3]	طلب
to deny	nákar ^[1s2]	نكر
to descend, go down	nízil ^[1s5]	نِزِل
to describe	wáȿaf ^[1s2]	وَصف
to design	ȿámmim ^[2s1]	صمِّم
to differ	ixtálaf ^[8s1]	اِخْتلف
to disappear	ixtáfa ^[8d]	اِخْتفى
to do, make	3ámal ^[1s2]	عمل
to drop	wáʔʔa3 ^[2s2]	وَقّع
He dropped his book.	wáʔʔa3 kitābu.	وّقَع كِتابُه.
to edit, correct	ɧárrar ^[2s2]	حرّر
to edit, correct	3áddil ^[2s1]	عدِّل
to express	3ábbar ^[2s2] 3an	عبّر عن
I can’t express myself in Arabic very well.	ma-baʔdárš ʔa3ábbar 3an náfsi bi-l3árabi kwáyyis.	مبقْدرْش أعبّر عن نفْسي بِالعربي كْوَيِّس.
to fall	wíʔi3 ^[i5]	وِقِع
to find	lāʔa ^[3d], láʔa^[i4]	لاقى، لقى
to finish, come to an end	intáha ^[8d]	اِنْتهى
to finish, end, complete, accomplish	xállaȿ ^[2s2]	خلّص
to finish, end, complete, accomplish	náha ^[1d2]	نهى
to fix	ȿállaɧ ^[2s2]	صلّح
to float	ʈáfa ^[1d2]	طفا
The ball is floating in the water.	ilkōra btíʈfu fōʔ ilmáyya.	الكوْرة بْتِطْفو فوْق الميّة.
to get, take, receive, obtain	ɧáȿal ^[1s1] 3ála	حصل على
to give	ʔídda ^[i2]	إدّى
to go	rāɧ ^[1h1]	راح
to happen	gára ^[1d1]	جرى
to happen	ɧáȿal ^[1s1]	حصل
to have	kān ^[1h1] 3ándu	كان عنْدُه
to help	sā3id ^[3s]	ساعِد
to hit	ɖárab ^[1s1]	ضرب
to hit	xábaʈ ^[1s1]	خبط
to imagine	itxáyyil ^[5s1]	اِتْخيِّل
to intend to	náwa ^[1d2]	نَوى
I intend to succeed at my job.	ʔána nāwi ʔángaɧ fi šúɣli.	أنا ناوي أنْجح في شُغْلي.
to jump	naʈʈ ^[1g2]	نطّ
to keep, continue (doing)	istamárr^ə ^[10g1] fi-	اِسْتمرّ في
to keep, continue (doing)	fíɖil ^[1s4]	فِضِل
to leave; quit	sāb ^[1h2]	ساب
to lie	kídib ^[1s5]	كِدِب
to live	3āš ^[1h2]	عاش
to look	baȿȿ^ə ^[1g2] li-	بصّ لِـ
to lose	xísir ^[1s4]	خِسِر
to mean	ʔáȿad ^[1s3]	قصد
to move	itɧárrak ^[5s2]	اِتْحرّك
He hasn’t moved in ten minutes.	húwwa ma-tɧarrákš baʔālu 3ášar daʔāyiʔ.	هُوَّ متْحرّكْش بقالُه عشر دقايِق.
to move (something)	ɧárrak ^[2s2]	حرّك
I can’t move my leg!	miš ʔādir ʔaɧárrak rígli!	مِش قادِر أحرّك رِجْلي!
to open	fátaɧ ^[1s1]	فتح
to order, command	ʔámar ^[1s3]	أمر
to order, request	ʈálab ^[1s3]	طلب
to pass, go past	3ádda ^[2d]	عدّى
to prepare	gáhhiz ^[2s1]	جهِّز
to prohibit	mána3 ^[1s1]	منع
to punish	3āqib ^[3s]	عاقِب
to put, set (down)	ɧaʈʈ ^[1h1]	حطّ
He set down the book on the table.	húwwa ɧaʈʈ ilkitāb 3ála -ʈʈarabēza.	هُوَّ حطّ الكِتاب على الطّربيْزة.
to say, tell	ʔāl ^[1h1]	قال
to show	wárra ^[2d]	وَرى
to sink	ɣíriʔ ^[1s4]	غِرِق
The Titanic sank over a hundred years ago.	it[Titanic] ɣírʔit min ʔáktar min mīt sána.	التّايْتانيك غِرْقِت مِن أكْتر مِن ميةْ سنة.
to stay	istánna ^[10.2i]	اِسْتنّى
to stay	ʔá3ad ^[1s3]	قعد
to succeed	nígiɧ ^[1s4]	نِجِح
to suggest, propose	iqtáraɧ ^[8s1]	اِقْترح
to take	(ʔá)xad ^[i3]	أخد، خد
to tear	mázzaʔ ^[2s2]	مزّق
to thank	šákar ^[1s3]	شكر
to tie	rábaʈ ^[1s3]	ربط
to touch	lámas ^[1s2]	لمس
to try, attempt	ɧāwil ^[3s]	حاوِل
to try, try out	gárrab ^[2s2]	جرّب
to use	istá3mil ^[10s1]	اِسْتعْمِل
to use	istáxdim ^[10s1]	اِسْتخْدِم
to wait	istánna ^[10.2i]	اِسْتنّى
to walk, go, leave	míši ^[1d5]	مِشى
to welcome, greet	ráɧɧab ^[2s2]	رحّب

Egyptian Arabic

Verbs in Egyptian Arabic

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