Present Tense Verbs in Egyptian Arabic (11-20)

A couple months ago, we released the most common present tense verbs in Egyptian Arabic verbs, 1-10.

Today we are following that up with 10 more!

Below you will see 10 common verbs, along with two example for each one in present tense.

Let’s get started!

Most Common Egyptian Arabic Verbs: 11-20

11) See. : yashoof.

.يشوف

He sees clearly. : hwa byshof kwaiss.

.هو بيشوف كويس

I see the cat outside. : ana shayf el 2otta bara.

.انا شايف القطة برة

 

12) Take. : yakhod.

.ياخد

I take English courses. : ana bakhoud droos englizy.

.انا باخد دروس انجليزي

Learn how to talk about languages in Egyptian Arabic here.

Do you (feminine) take a lot of time to get ready in the morning? : btakhdy wa2t kter 3lshan teghazi elsob7?

بتاخدي وقت كتير علشان تجهزي الصبح؟

 

13) Come. : ygy / gai.

.يجي

I am coming later. : ana hagi met2khar.

.انا هاجي متأخر

This is technically future tense.

While we will do another post on future tense in Egyptian Arabic, check out this post for more info.

When does he come back from work? : bygy emta mn elshoghl?

.بيجي امتى من الشغل

 

14) Give. : yedi.

.يدي

You (feminine) him too many chances. : enty btedelo foras kteer awy.

.انتي بتديله فرص كتير قوي

Let’s be real – we all have friends like that!

You guys are giving your dog to me? : ento btedoni el kalb bta3ko?

انتو بتدوني الكلب بتاعكو؟

 

15) Tell. : y7ki / ye2ol.

.يحكي

They tell me everything. : homa by7koli kol 7aga.

.هما بيحكولي كل حاجة

Is she telling you about her problems? : hya bt7kelak 3an mashakelha?

هي بتحكيلك عن مشاكلها؟

 

16) Ask. : ys2al.

.يسأل

You guys are asking a lot of questions. : ento bts2alo as2la kteer awy.

.انتو بتسألو أسئلة كتيرة قوي

Who is asking? : meen bys2al.

مين بيسأل؟

This can be a tricky verb.

For more excellent sentence examples, check out this post here.

 

17) Work. : yshtaghal.

.يشتغل

I work every day, unfortunately. : ana bashtaghal kol yoom, lelasaf.

.انا بشتغل كل يوم للاسف

What does she do for work (what does she work)? : hya btshtaghal eh?

هي بتشتغل ايه؟

Need more “job” vocab?

Head on over to our post on talking about your job in Egyptian Arabic.

 

18) Try. : yegrab.

.يجرب

We are trying! : ehna bngarab!

!احنا بنجرب

Is he still trying? : hwa bygrab lesa?

هو بيجرب لسه؟

 

19) Go / Step down. : ynzel.

.ينزل

He is getting out of the metro (stepping out). : hwa bynzel mn elmetro.

.هو بينزل من المترو

I go out every week. : ana banzel akhrog kol esbo3.

.انا بنزل اخرج كل اسبوع

This is a pretty common verb. Check out our post on riding the metro in Egyptian Arabic for more background.

 

20) Learn. : yet3alem.

.يتعلم

He learns a lot at school. : hwa byt3lm 7agat kteer fe elmadrasa.

.هو بيتعلم حاجات كتير في المدرسة

They are learning Arabic with Cleo Lingo. : homa byt3lmo 3arabi 3ala cleolingo.

.هما بيتعلمو عربي على كليولينجو

And we must say, whoever “they” is must be pretty smart! 😉

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Happy learning,

Cleo Lingo