| Term | Definition |
|---|
| he was | kaan |
| he saw | shaaf |
| he said | qaal |
| he visited | zaar |
| he died | maat |
| he entered | faat |
| he woke up | qaam |
| he drove | saaq |
| he kissed | baas |
| he got hungry | jaa3 |
| he needed | 3aaz |
| live m 1 | saakin |
| live f 1 | saakne |
| live pl 1 | saakniin |
| I don't know 1 | maa ba3raf |
| I don't know 2 | maa ba3rafsh |
| Where'd she go? | ween raa7at? |
| Please, (come in)! | tfaDDal! |
| (it's) possible | mumkin |
| (it's) impossible | mish mumkin |
| I went on a trip | ru7t mishwaar |
| I envy you guys! (good for you!) | niyyaalkum! |
| I live by myself | ana saakin la7aali |
| she lives by herself | saakne la7aalha |
| I work | bashtgil |
| I speak | ba7ki |
| I learn | bat3allam |
| I know | ba3raf |
| I understand | bafham |
| I write | baktib |
| I hear | basma3 |
| I see | bashuuf |
| I sleep | banaam |
| I think | bafakkir |
| I love | ba7ibb |
| I go | baruu7 |
| I travel | basaafir |
| I think | bafakkir |
| I finish | ba5alliS |
| I start | babda |
| I sleep | banaam |
| I love, like, want to | ba7ibb |
| I remember | batzakkar |
| I come | baaji |
| I eat | baakol |
| I take | baa5od |
| I drink | bashrub |
| I do | ba3mal |
| I study (as in "right now I'm studying this book" vs "in general") | badrus |
| I do, make | ba3mal |
| I do | basawwi |
| I read | baqra |
| I leave | batruk |
| I enter | bafuut |
| I ask | bas2al |
| I walk | bamshi |
| I buy | bashtri |
| I drink | bashrab |
| I marry/get married | batjawwaz |
| I manage (manage as in "I'm ok, I get by") | badabbir 7aali |
| we get by | mindabbir 7aalna |
| he gets by | bidabbir 7aalo |
| I gotta go | ana laazim aruu7 |
| Go! f | ruu7i |
| Go! pl | ruu7u |
| T/F You can use the present tense verb to express the future if you add an adverb for the future. e.g. "bukra.." | T |
| I wake up... | bafiiq |
| type 1, prefix for you and she | bit |
| type 2, prefix for you and she | bti |
| type 3, prefix for you and she | btu |
| type 1, prefix for we | min |
| type 2, prefix for we | mni |
| type 3, prefix for we | mnu |
| type 1 and 2, prefix for he and they | bi |
| type 3, prefix for he and they | bu |
| T/F: Type 1 verbs start with one consonant | T |
| T/F: Type 2 verbs start with two consonants | T |
| T/F: Type 3 verbs have a short "u" or "o" at the end | T |
| T/F: a LONG o/u sound in the last syllable indicates type 1 | T |
| I don't have... | fish 3indi... |
| I have (with me) | fii ma3i |
| I don't have (with me) 1 | fish ma3i |
| I don't have (with me - popular in Egypt) | ma3iish |
| Do you f have a brother? | fii 3indik a5u? |
| There is no time! | fish waqt |
| Come here! | ta3al la hoon! |
| Go away! | ruu7 min hoon! |
| Tell me, | qul-li |
| Tell me,f | quli-li |
| I come | baagi |
| You come | btiigi |
| You f come | btiigi |
| He comes | biigi |
| She comes | btiigi |
| We come | mniigi |
| Y'all come | btiigu |
| They come | biigu |
| I came | giit |
| You came | giit |
| You f came | giiti |
| He came | aga |
| She came | agat |
| We came | giina |
| Y'all came | giitu |
| They came | agu |
| Come! | ta3aal! |
| Come! f | ta3aali! |
| Come! pl | ta3aalu |
| I bring | bajiib |
| I ask | bas2al |
| Speak! | i7ki |
| I write | baktib |
| I change | bagayyir |
| I repair (ex sayyaarti) | baSalli7 |
| I prepare | ba7aDDir |
| I come back | barja3 |
| I explain | bashra7 |
| I dance | barquS |
| I marry | batjawwaz |
| I wake up | bafiiq |
| I wash | bagassil |
| I put on | balbus |
| I thought | fakkart |
| I spoke | 7akeet |
| Excuse me | isma7-li |
| Excuse me f | isma7i-li |
| Excuse me pl | isma7u-li |
| I can | baqdar |
| I forgot | ana nsiit |
| I bother myself | bagallib 7aali |
| I rest 1 | batrayya7 |
| I rest 2 | bastrayy7 |
| I wonder | bastagrib |
| I ask | bas2al |
| He began | Saar |
| I don't want to travel | biddiish asaafir |
| We didn't go | maa ru7na |
| he went | raa7 |
| I go | baruu7 |
| he saw | shaaf |
| I see | bashuuf |
| he said | qaal |
| I say | baquul |
| he visited | zaar |
| I visit | bazuur |
| he died | maat |
| I die | bamuut |
| he drove | saaq |
| I drive | basuuq |
| he entered | faat |
| I enter | bafuut |
| he got up | qaam |
| I get up | baquum |
| he kissed | baas |
| I kiss | babuus |
| he got hungry | jaa3 |
| I get hungry | bajuu3 |
| he needed | 3aaz |
| I need | ba3uuz |
| I work | bashtgil |
| I speak | ba7ki |
| I study, in general | bat3allam |
| I know | ba3raf |
| I understand | bafham |
| I write | baktib |
| I hear | basma3 |
| I sleep | banaam |
| I think | bafakkir |
| I love | ba7ibb |
| I travel | basaafir |
| I finish | ba5alliS |
| I begin | babda |
| I remember | batzakkar |
| I come | baaji |
| I eat | baakol |
| I take | baa5od |
| I study (as in I'm studying this book) | badrus |
| I do 1 | ba3mal |
| I do 2 | basawwi |
| I read | baqra |
| I leave | batruk |
| I ask | bas2al |
| I walk | bamshi |
| I buy | bashtri |
| I drink | bashrab |
| I get married | batjawwaz |
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