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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  spoke | 'ana 'itkallimtaacnaa iictkallimt | أنا َ إتكـَلّـِمت | 
| We  spoke | 'ihna 'itkallimnaiicHnaa iictkallimnaa | إحنا َ إتكـَلّـِمنا | 
| You(m)  spoke | 'inta 'itkallimtiicnta iictkallimt | إنت َ إتكـَلّـِمت | 
| You(f)  spoke | 'inti 'itkallimtiiicnti iictkallimty | إنت ِ إتكـَلّـِمتي | 
| You(pl)  spoke | 'intu 'itkallimtuiicntoo iictkallimtoo | إنتوا إتكـَلّـِمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  spoke | huwa 'itkallimhuwa iictkallim | هـُو َ إتكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f)  spoke | hiya 'itkallimithiya iictkallimit | هـِي َ إتكـَلّـِمـِت | 
| They  spoke | humma 'itkallimuhumma iictkallimoo | هـُمّ َ إتكـَلّـِموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  speak | 'ana yimkin 'atkallimaacnaa yimkin aactkallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتكـَلّـِم | 
| We might  speak | 'ihna yimkin nitkallimiicHnaa yimkin nitkallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(m) might  speak | 'inta yimkin titkallimiicnta yimkin titkallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f) might  speak | 'inti yimkin titkallimiiicnti yimkin titkallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl) might  speak | 'intu yimkin titkallimuiicntoo yimkin titkallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m) might  speak | huwa yimkin yitkallimhuwa yimkin yitkallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) might  speak | hiya yimkin titkallimhiya yimkin titkallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| They might  speak | humma yimkin yitkallimuhumma yimkin yitkallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  speak | 'ana batkallimaacnaa batkallim | أنا َ بـَتكـَلّـِم | 
| We  speak | 'ihna binitkallimiicHnaa binitkallim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(m)  speak | 'inta bititkallimiicnta bititkallim | إنت َ بـِتـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f)  speak | 'inti bititkallimiiicnti bititkallimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl)  speak | 'intu bititkallimuiicntoo bititkallimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m)  speaks | huwa biyitkallimhuwa biyitkallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f)  speaks | hiya bititkallimhiya bititkallim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| They  speak | humma biyitkallimuhumma biyitkallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  speak | 'ana hatkallimaacnaa hatkallim | أنا َ هـَتكـَلّـِم | 
| We will  speak | 'ihna hanitkallimiicHnaa hanitkallim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(m) will  speak | 'inta hatitkallimiicnta hatitkallim | إنت َ هـَتـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f) will  speak | 'inti hatitkallimiiicnti hatitkallimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl) will  speak | 'intu hatitkallimuiicntoo hatitkallimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m) will  speak | huwa hayitkallimhuwa hayitkallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) will  speak | hiya hatitkallimhiya hatitkallim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتكـَلّـِم | 
| They will  speak | humma hayitkallimuhumma hayitkallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتكـَلّـِموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  speak! | 'itkallimiictkallim | إتكـَلّـِم | 
| You(f)  speak! | 'itkallimiiictkallimy | إتكـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl)  speak! | 'itkallimuiictkallimoo | إتكـَلّـِموا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  spoken | huwa mutakallimhuwa mutakallim | هـُو َ مـُتـَكـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) is  spoken | hiya mutakallimahiya mutakallimaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَكـَلّـِمـَة | 
| They are  spoken | humma mutakallimeenhumma mutakallimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَكـَلّـِمين |