There is no infinitive in Egyptian Arabic, so the verbs will be listed in Present and Past. Look to my other page to learn how to conjugate in different tenses!
* 7 = ح (haa) - sounds like an aspirated "h"
* 2 = أ (hamza) - glottal stop
* 3 = ع ('ain) - a "choked" letter sounding like an "a" you can't represent with the English alphabet
** WILL ADD ARABIC SCRIPT SOON!
(To be) able - idir, yi2dar
To accept - abal
To admit - 3itaraf, yi3tarif
To be afraid of - khayif/a min
To agree (with) - ittafa2, yittifi2 (ma'a)
To agree (on) - waafi2, yiwaafi2 (3ala)
To allow - sama7, yisma7
To argue - gaadil, yigaadil
To arrive - wisil, yiwsil
To ask (for something) - talab, yotlob
To ask a question - sa2al, yis2al
To be - kaan, yikoon
To begin - ibtada, yibtidi
To bless - barraik, yibarrik
To bleed - nazaf, yinzif
To book - 7agas, yi7giz
To borrow -istalaf, yistilif
To break - Kasar, yiksar
To breathe - itnaffas, yitnaffis
To bribe - rasha, yirshi
To bring - gaab, yigeeb
to build - bana, yibni
To buy - ishtara, yishtiri
To camp - 3askar, yi3askar
Can (be able to) - idar, yi2dar
To cancel - lagha, yilghi
To care about - ihtamm, yihtamm bi
To care for (look after) - akhad, yakhud baal min
To carry - shall, yisheel
To celebrate - i7tafal, yi7tifil
To change - ghayyar, yighayyar
To make change - fakk, yifokk
To chat - 3aakis, yi3aakis
To check - tammin, yitammin 3ala
To choose - ikhtar, yikhtar
To climb - tili3, yitla3
To close - afal, yi2fil
To come here - ga, yeegi
To come (arrive) - wasal, yowsil
To confirm - 2akkid, yi3akkid
To cook - tabakh, yotbokh
To cost - kallif, yitkallif
To count - 3ad, yi3idd
To cut up - atta3, yi2atta3
To cut (with scissors) - 2as, yi2os
To cycle - rakib, yirkab 3agala
To dance - ra2as, yir2us
To date someone - maashi ma3
To decide - qarrar, yiqarrar
To deny - nafa, yinfi
To depart (leave) - mishi, yimshi
To destroy - dammar, yidammar
To die - maat, yimoot
To discover - iktashaf, yiktishif
To do - 3amal, yi3mil
To drink - shirib, yishrab
To be drunk - sakran/a
To dry (clothes) - nishif, yinshaf
To earn - kisib, yiksab
To eat - akal, yaakol,
To eat breakfast - fitir, yiftar
To eat lunch - itghadda, yitghadda
To eat dinner - it3shsha, yit3ashsha
To end - intaha, yintihi
To enjoy oneself - inbasat, yinbisit
To enter - dakhal, yodkhol
To exchange - ghayyar, yighayyar
To exhibit - 3arad, yi3rid
To feel - 7ass, yi7iss (bi)
To fight - itkhaani2, yitkhaani2 ma3a
To fill - mala, yimla
To find - la2a, yilaa2i
To follow - taba3, yitba3
To forget - nisi, yinsa
To forgive - saami7, yisaami7
To freeze - gammid, yigammid
To have fun - 2inbasat, yinbisit
To make fun of (laugh at) - da7ak, yid7ak 3ala
To give - idda, yidda
To go - ra7 yiroo7
To guess - 7azzar, yi7azzar
To have - 3and
To hear - simi3, yisma3
To help - saa3id, yisaa3id
To hire - 2aggar, yi2aggar
To be hot (temperature) - harran/a
To inject - 7a2an, yi72in
To joke (with) - hazzar, yihazzar (ma3a)
To jump - nat, yinot
To kill - mawwit, yimawwit
To kiss -baas, yiboos
To know - 2irif, yi2raf
To learn - 2it3allim, yit3allim
To be left (behind) - fidil, yifdal
To lie - kidib, yikdib
To light - walla2, yiwalla2
To like - 7abb, yi7ibb
To listen - simi3, yisma3
To live (life) - 3aash, yi3eesh
To live (somewhere) - sikin, yoskon
To lock - sakk, yisokk
To look - bass, yiboss
To look after - khad, yaakhod baal min
To look for - dawwar, yidawwar (3ala)
To lose - dayya3, yidayya3
To love - 7abb, yi7ibb
To make - 3amal, yi3mil
To marry - 2itgawwiz, yitgawwiz
To meet - it2aabil, yit2aabil (ma3a)
To miss (someone) - wa7ash, yiw7ash
To mix - khalat, yikhlit
To need - i7taag, yi7taag
To open - fata7, tifta7
To order - talab, yotlob
To owe - 3alay
To paint (not art) - dahan, yidhin
To paint (art) - rasam, yirsim
To park - rakan, yirkin
To pass - faat, yifoot
To pay - dafa3, yidfa3
To pick up- shaal, yisheel
To plant - zara3, yizra3
To play cards - yila3ib kutsheena
To play a game - li3ib, yil3ab
To point (to) - shaawair, yishaawit (3ala)
To prefer - faddal, yifaddal
To prepare - gahhiz, yigahhiz
To produce - antag, yintig
To protect - 7ama, yi7mi
To protest - i7tag, ya7tag
To pull - sa7ab, yis7ab
To push - za2, yizo2
To put - 7att, yi7ott
To question - sa3al, yis3al
To read - 2ara, yi3ra
To realize - 3araf
To receive someone - ista2bil, yista2bil
To receive something - istalam, yistilim
To recongize - 3irif, yi3raf
To recommend - 2iqtara7, yaqtari7
To refund - istarid, yistirid
To refuse - rafad, yirfod
To regret - nidim, yindam
To relax - irta7, yirta7
To remember - iftakar, yiftikir
To rent - 2aggar, yi2aggar
To repeat - karrar, yikarrar
To reserve - 7agaz, yi7giz
To rest - istirayya7, yistirayya7
To return - rigi3, yirga3
To ride (a horse) - rikib, yirkab
To be right - sa7, yisa7
To rob - sara2, yisra2
To run - giri, yigri
To save (time, money, etc) - waffar, yiwaffar
To say - aal, yi2ool
To score a goal- gaab gol
To see - shaaf, yishoof
To sell - baa3, yibee3
To send - ba3at, yib3at
To separate - fasal, yifsil
To sew - khayyat, yikhayyat
To share (with) - sharrik, yishaarik
To share a dorm - it2aasim ghorfa
To shave - 7ala3, yi7la3
To ship - na3al, yin3il
To shoot (someone) - takhkh, yitokhkh
To shoot at - darab, yidrab nar
To go shopping - tasawwoq, yatsawwaq
To shout - za3a2, yiza3a2
To show - warra, yiwarri
To shut - 2adal, yi2fil
To sign - mada, yimdi
To sing - ghanna, yighanni
To sit - a23ad, yo23od
To sleep - naam, yinaam
To smell - shaam, yishimm
To smile - ibtasam, yibtisim
To smoke - dakhkhan, yidakhkhan
To speak - kallim, yikallim
To start - bada2, yibda2
To stay (remain) - a2ad, yo23od
To stay (somewhere) - nizil, yinzil (fee)
To steal - sara2, yisra2
To stop - wi2if, yo2af
To suffer - 3aana, yi3aani
To survive - 3aash, yi3eesh
To swim - saba7, yisba7
To take away - wadda, yiwaddi
To take (food, train, etc) - khad, yakhod
To take pictures - sawwar, yisawwir
To talk - kallim, yikallim
To telephone - itkallim, yitkallim
To tell - aal, yi2ool
To thank - shakar, yoshkor
To think about - fakkar, yifakkar fee
To think (believe) - iftakar, yiftikir
To touch - lamas, yilmas
To translate - targim, yitargim
To travel - saafir, yisaafir
To trust - siqa
To try (out) - garrab, yigarrab
To try (attempt) - 7aawil, yi7aawil
To understand - fihim, yifham
To visit - zar, yizoor
To vote - intakhab, yintikhib
To walk - misi, yimshi
To want - 3aayiz, 3ayza
To wash - ghasal, yighsil
To watch - itfarrag, yitfarrag
To wear - libis, yilbis
To weigh - wazan, yiwzin
To win - kisib, yiksab
To wish - itmanna, yitmaana
To work - ishtaghal, yishtagal
To write - katab, yiktib
Credits to Lonely Planet Phrasebooks: Egyptian Arabic.
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ReplyDeleteWhere are the verbs written in Arabic letters? :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the feedback! I will be adding all new content soon!
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Deletebravo 3aleiki ya Kylie! This is a great resource for learning the Egyptian dialect. Keep up the good work ! I look forward to new contents in the arabic script.
ReplyDeletemutshakir geidan!
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ReplyDeleteThis is an excelent blog. I wish it had continued past 2011. Can you tell me if this is continued somewhere else. I have not been able to find it elsewhere. Thank you for what you have already done. It was very useful and has helped me along a lot. I would like to know if you have added the arabic script already and if so where??
ReplyDeleteTHank you very much !!