Verb details

Word:say 
Meaning:'ael  قا َل

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I said'ana 'oolt أنا َ قولت
We said'ihna 'oolna إحنا َ قولنا
You(m) said'inta 'oolt إنت َ قولت
You(f) said'inti 'oolti إنت ِ قولتي
You(pl) said'intu 'ooltu إنتوا قولتوا
He/it(m) saidhuwa 'ael هـُو َ قا َل
She/it(f) saidhiya 'aelit هـِي َ قا َلـِت
They saidhumma 'alu هـُمّ َ قا َلوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might say'ana yimkin 'a'ool أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقول
We might say'ihna yimkin ni'ool إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقول
You(m) might say'inta yimkin ti'ool إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول
You(f) might say'inti yimkin ti'ooli إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقولي
You(pl) might say'intu yimkin ti'oolu إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقولوا
He/it(m) might sayhuwa yimkin yi'ool هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقول
She/it(f) might sayhiya yimkin ti'ool هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول
They might sayhumma yimkin yi'oolu هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقولوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I say'ana ba'ool أنا َ بـَقول
We say'ihna bin'ool إحنا َ بـِنقول
You(m) say'inta bit'ool إنت َ بـِتقول
You(f) say'inti bit'ooli إنت ِ بـِتقولي
You(pl) say'intu bit'oolu إنتوا بـِتقولوا
He/it(m) sayshuwa biyi'ool هـُو َ بـِيـِقول
She/it(f) sayshiya bit'ool هـِي َ بـِتقول
They sayhumma biyi'oolu هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقولوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will say'ana ha'ool أنا َ هـَقول
We will say'ihna han'ool إحنا َ هـَنقول
You(m) will say'inta hat'ool إنت َ هـَتقول
You(f) will say'inti hat'ooli إنت ِ هـَتقولي
You(pl) will say'intu hat'oolu إنتوا هـَتقولوا
He/it(m) will sayhuwa hayi'ool هـُو َ هـَيـِقول
She/it(f) will sayhiya hat'ool هـِي َ هـَتقول
They will sayhumma hayi'oolu هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقولوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) say!'ool قول
You(f) say!'ooli قولي
You(pl) say!'oolu قولوا