Egyptian Arabic Verbs — 412 Words

412 Egyptian Arabic words for verbs, ordered by how often they actually come up. Each one shows the Arabic with diacritics, how to say it, and the franco spelling used in text messages.

ArabicPronunciationFrancoEnglish
كَانَ
kankanwas
كُنْت
kontkontI was
يَعْنِي
ya3nyya3nymeaning
شَاءَ
sha2sha2willed
بَقَى
ba2aba2aremained
كَانَتْ
kanetkanetwas
يِكُون
yekoonyekoonbe
بَقَى
baabaabecame
قَالَ
aalalsaid
تَكُون
tekoontekoonbe
حَصَل
7asalhasalhappened
تَمّ
tamtamcompleted | was done
صَلِّ
sallisallipray
بَحِبّ
ba7ebbahebI love
وَبَارِك
we barekwe barekand bless
يِبْقَى
yebaayebaawill remain
يِرْحَمُه
yer7amohyerhamohmay He have mercy on him
يُبَارِك
yebarekyebarekmay He bless
لَيْسَ
laysalaysais not
أَعْمِل
a3melaameldo
تِسْلَم
teslamteslammay you be safe
بَقِيت
ba2eetbaeetI remained
يِقُول
ye2olyeolhe says
بَحِبَّك
ba7ebbakbahebakI love you
أَعْرَف
a3rafa'rafI know
تَحْيَا
ta7yatahyalive
تَعَالِي
ta3aalytaalycome (feminine)
أَقُول
aolaolI say
تَقُول
tekoltekolyou say
كُنَّا
konnakonnawe were
تِبْقَى
tebqateb'aremain
أَنَام
anamanamI sleep
عَمَلْت
3amaltamaltI did
طِلِع
tele3talaacame out
تِعْرَف
te3raftearafyou know
يِسْعِد
yes3edyesaadmay he please
رَاح
ra7rahwill
يَعْرَف
ye3rafyearafhe knows
بَقُول
ba'oolba'oolI'm saying
مَعْرَفْش
ma3rafshmaarafshI don't know
بَقِت
baetbaatbecame
طِلِعْت
tala3ttalaatI went out
يَعْمَل
ye3melyaamelhe works
أَشُوف
ashoofashoofI see
أَرُوح
aroo7aroohI go
قُول
ooloolsay
يِيجِي
yegyyegyhe comes
بِيْقُول
beyoolbeyoolhe's saying
صَلِّي
sallisallipray
قُولْت
oltoltI said
تِحِبّ
te7ebtehebyou like
عَرَفْت
3araftaraftI knew
مَكُنْتِش
makonteshmakonteshI wasn't
خُد
khodkhodtake
مَيِنْفَعْش
mayenfa3shmaynfa'shit's not appropriate
بِتْقُول
bet'oulbet'oolyou say
كَانُوا
kanokanothey were
أَسْتَغْفِر
astaghferastaghferI seek forgiveness
تِعْمِل
te3melteamelyou do
خَلِّيك
khalleekkhallikstay
أَكُون
akoonakonI am
أَحِبّ
a7ebbahebI love
تِيجِي
tigitigiyou come
قُلْت
oltoltI said
لَقِيت
la'eetla'eetI found
أَنْزِل
enzelenzelgo down
وَيَغْفِر
we yaghferwe yaghferand forgives
يِنْفَع
yenfa3yenfaaworks
شُوف
shoofshoofsee
بَقَالِي
ba'aliba'aliI've been
عَاوْزَه
3awzaawzawant it
وَكَان
we kanwe kanand was
شُفْت
shoftshoftI saw
يِرْحَمْهَا
yer7amhayerhamhamay He have mercy on her
يُوَفَّقَك
yewaffa'akyewaffakmay he grant you success
تِعِبْت
te3ebttaabtI'm tired
خَلَّصْت
khallastkhalastI finished
مَات
matmatdied
بَارِك
barekbarekbless
يَسْتُر
yestoryostrcover
اِبْقَى
eb2aebaastay
يَطْلَع
yetla3yetlaato come out
يِسْعِدَك
yes3edakyesaadakmay it make you happy
خَلِّي
khallikhallilet
عَاش
3ashaashlived
نَقُول
ne'oolne'oolwe say
يِسَلِّمَك
yesallemakyesalmakbless you
بِيِحْصَل
beye7salbeyehsalit happens
مَكَانْش
makanshmakanshit wasn't
بَحِبُّه
ba7ebbobahebboI love him
يَخَلِّيك
yekhallikyekhalikmay (God) keep you
دَخَلْت
dakhaltdakhaltI entered
مَبَحِبِّش
maba7ebshmabahebshI don't like
نِشُوف
neshoofneshoofwe see
أَرْجَع
arga3argaaI return
يِرْحَمَك
yer7amakyerhamakmay (God) have mercy on you
يَعْلَم
ye3lamyalamhe knows
بَحِسّ
ba7esbahesI feel
بَعْمِل
ba3melba'melI do
أَسْمَع
asma3asmaaI hear
وَصَلْت
wasaltwasaltarrived
بِيِعْمِل
biye3melbeyaamelhe does
يِقُولِّي
yeoolyye oolyhe tells me
أَقُولَّك
a'ollaka'ollakI tell you
فَعَل
fa3alfa'aldid
يِبْنِي
yebniyebnybuilds
بَحِبَّهَا
ba7ebhabahebhaI love her
نِسِيت
neseetneseetI forgot
كُن
konkonbe
تِقْبَل
te'balta'abalaccept
فَات
faatfatpassed
تَسْلَمِي
teslamyteslamythank you
بِتْحِبّ
bet7ebbethebyou love
يِحْصَل
ye7salyehsalhappens
يَاخُد
yakhodyakhodtakes
إِتْكَلِّم
etkallametkallamspeak
لَيْسَت
laysatlaysatnot
تَقُولِي
te2oolyteolliyou tell me
قُولِي
oolyoolytell me
حَبِّيت
7abeethabeetI loved
تَعَلَّم
ta3allamtaallamlearn
أَخَد
akhadakhadtook
يِقْدَر
ye2daryeadarcan
بُصّ
bossbosslook
جَت
gatcame
اِجْعَل
eg3alegaalmake
فَقَد
faadfaadhas lost
شُفْت
shoftshoftI saw
بِيَكُون
beyekoonbeyekoonit is
مَبَقَاش
mabaashmabaashno longer
خَلَق
khala2khalaCreate
جِيت
geetgeetI came
بَتْكَلِّم
batkallambatkallamTalking
اِرْحَم
er7amerhamhave mercy
بَقُولَّك
ba2ollakbaollakI'm telling you
اُقْعُد
o3adoaadsit
قَالِّي
allyallyhe told me
قَالَت
2aletaletshe said
دَخَل
dakhaldakhalentered
يِرْجَع
yerga3yergaareturns
إِغْفِر
eghfereghferforgive
صَار
saarsaarBecame
تِلَاقِي
tela'itela'iyou find
أَتْمَنَّى
atmannaatmannaI wish
بِيِبْقَى
biyeb2abeyebaait becomes
يِلْعَب
yel3abyelaabPlay
نَشَرَ
nashrnashrpublish
بِيحِبّ
bey7ebbeyhebloves
وَصَل
weselwasalArrived
تِقْدَر
te2darteadarcan
تَحِسّ
te7estehesFeel
مَبَقِتْش
maba2etshmabaNo longer
تِرْجَع
terga3tergaareturn
يَجِب
yagebyagebmust
أَعْتَقِد
a3takedaatakedI think
خَلَّص
khalaskhalasfinished
تَبِي
tebytebyYou want
نِزِل
nezelnezeldescended
نَعْرَف
na3rafnaarafwe know
وَاجِد
wagedwagedfound
اُدْخُل
odkholodkholenter
هَمُوت
hamoothamootI'll die
يَرُوح
yeroo7yeroohHe goes
حَصَلِت
7asalethasalethappened
تَخَيَّل
takhayyaltakhayalimagine
هَتِبْقِي
hateb2yhatebaaWill be
تَشُوف
teshoofteshoofSee
تَعِيش
te3eeshteishyou live
يِقُولَّك
ye2ollakyehe tells you
تَاخُد
takhodtakhodtake
يِحِبّ
ye7ebyehebhe loves
تَرُوح
teroo7teroohyou go
يَسْتَحِقّ
yesta7ekyestahekdeserves
يَكُن
yakonykonBe
وَيَجْعَل
we yeg3alwe yegaalAnd make
تُقْعُد
to23odto'odyou sit
أَتْفَرَّج
etfarragetfarragI watch
يُكْرِمَك
yekramakyekramakbless you
يَحْدُث
ya7dothyahdothhappens
فَاتِت
fatetfatetPassed
هَعْمِل
ha3melhaamelI will do
أَجِيب
ageebageebI bring
قَالَّك
2allakallekhe told you
قَعَدْت
a3adtaaadtI sat
بَفَكَّر
bafakkarbafakkarThinking
جَاب
gabgabbrought
يِمْشِي
yemshiyemshiwalks
رُحْت
ro7trohtI went
قُل
ololsay
اِتَّفَق
ettefekettefekagree
نَجِيب
negeebnegeebwe bring
لَسْتُ
lastulastuI am not
وَكُنْت
we kontwe kontand I was
بِيِتْكَلِّم
biyetkallembeyetkalemhe speaks
تَعَالَ
ta3alataalacome
يَسْتَاهِل
yestahelyestahelDeserves
أَعْلَم
a3lamaalamI know
وَيَسْكُنُه
we yeskonowe yeskonoAnd inhabit it
جَايَّة
gayyagayacoming
اُكْتُب
oktoboktobwrite
أَطْلَع
atla3atlaaI go out
بِيِلْعَب
biyel3abbeyelaabPlaying
يُقْعُد
yo23odyoaadSit
جِبْت
gebtgebtI brought
تَسْتَاهِل
testaheltestahelyou deserve
تِمْشِي
temshytemshywalk
اِفْتَح
efta7eftahopen
جِه
gehgehcame
رَاحِت
ra7etrahetwent
بَحَاوِل
ba7awelbahawelI'm trying
نِحِبّ
nehebnehebwe love
سَمِعْت
seme3tsemeetheard
بَدَأَت
bada2etbadaatstarted
حَسِّيت
hasseethasseetfelt
يِنْزِل
yenzelyenzeldescend
أَشُوفَك
ashofakashofakI see you
زَهِقْت
zehe'tzehe'tI'm bored
بِتِبْقِي
beteb2ybetebRemain
يُخَلِّيكِي
yekhalleekyyekhaleekymay God keep you
بَشُوف
bashoofbashoofI see
نِسْأَلَك
nes'alaknes'alakWe ask you
حَاسَّة
7assahassafeeling it
أَعَيَّط
a3ayyataayatI cry
يِتْكَلِّم
yetkallemyetkallamspeaks
يُوجَد
yougadyougadthere is
هَيَكُون
hayekoonhayekoonwill be
فَاهْمَه
fahmofahmoUnderstanding it
بَعْرَف
ba3rafbaarafI know
قَرَّرْت
2arartarartI decided
يَمُوت
yemootyemootdie
يِشُوف
yeshoofyeshoofsees
صَدَّقْت
saddaktsadaktyou believed
كَانُوا
kanokanothey were
تَدْخُل
todkholtodkholenter
هَانَت
hanethanetit's almost over
يَأْتِي
ya2tyyaatycomes
تِنْزِل
tenzeltenzelgo down
تَغَيَّر
teghayarteghayarchange
تَرَى
taraterayou see
أَمُوت
amootamootI die
يِدْخُل
yedkholyedkholenters
وَأَتُوب
wa atoobwe atoobAnd repent
هَتْلَاقِي
hatelaaeehatelaaeeyou will find
عَاد
3adaadreturned
أَلَاقِي
ala2eealaeeI find
عِيش
3eesheishlive
خَلِّينَا
khaleenakhaleenalet's
بِتْقُولِي
betollybetollyYou're telling me
بِتِتْكَلِّم
betetkallembetetkalemyou're talking
حُطّ
7othotput
أَفْهَم
afhamafhamUnderstand
تِجِيب
tegeebtegeebbring
اِكْتَشَفْت
ektashaftektashaftI discovered
يُرِيد
yoreedyoreedwants
هَفْضَل
hafdalhafadalI will remain
قَالُوا
2aloaloThey said
مَبَعْرَفْش
maba3rafshmabarafshI don't know
أُذَاكِر
azakerazakerstudy
عَامْلِين
3amleenamleenDoing
رِجِعْت
rege3traga'tI returned
أَحِسّ
a7essahesI feel
هَيِحْصَل
haye7salhayehsalwill happen
خَلَقَك
khala2akkhalaakCreated you
يَجْعَل
yeg3alyegaalmakes
اُرْزُقْنَا
orzoqnaerzoknaprovide us
بَرُوح
baroo7baroohI go
أَعِيش
a3eeshaeeshI live
ضِحِكْت
de7ektdehektI laughed
بِيِقُولُوا
beyoulobeyouloThey say
أَحِبَّك
a7ebakahebakI love you
وَيَحْفَظَك
we ye7fazakwe yehfazakand protect you
إِوْعَى
ew3aewaabe careful
كُنْتِي
kontykontyYou were (feminine)
هَيِبْقَى
hayeb2ahayebit will be
هَات
hathatGive
تِنَام
tenamtenamsleep
يِلْعَن
yal3anyalaancurse
يِحِبَّك
ye7ebbakyehebakhe loves you
اِمْشِي
emshyemshywalk
يَتِمّ
yetemyetemIs completed
يَسْلَم
yeslamyeslambe safe
خَدْت
khadtkhadttook
وَاحِشْنِي
wa7eshnywaheshnyI miss you
تَتَكَلَّم
tetkallemtetkalemyou speak
نِرُوح
neroo7neroohwe go
اِلْعَب
el3abelaabplay
يَخْلَص
yekhlasyekhlasFinish
سَلِّم
sallemsallemgreet
تِصَدَّق
tesadda2tesaddabelieve
يَرْحَم
yer7amyerhamhave mercy
نِسْأَل
nes'alnesaalwe ask
تَكُن
takontkonBe
يَبِي
yebyyebywants
بَخَاف
bakhafbakhafI'm afraid
بِتْكُون
betkonbetkonYou are
هَتِعْمِل
hate3melhatemelyou will do
تَرُدّ
teroddterodreply
خَلِّيهَا
khalehakhalehaleave it
بَبْقَى
bab2ababaaI become
بِتِحْصَل
bet7salbethsalHappens
نَكُون
nekoonnekoonwe are
أَقْدَر
adaradarI can
هَرُوح
haroo7haroohI will go
بِتِيجِي
beteegybetegyyou come
بَتْفَرَّج
batfarragbetfarragWatching
تَجْعَل
teg3altegaalmake
أَكَمِّل
akammelakmelcomplete
اُسْكُت
oskotoskotbe quiet
يَعِيش
yaeeshyaeeshlive
رِجِع
rigi3ragareturned
اِرْحَل
er7alerhalleave
فِهِمْت
fehemtfehemtunderstood
صِحِيت
se7eetseheetwoke up
قَتَل
atalatalkill
أُرِيد
oreedoreedI want
اِضْحَك
ed7akedhaklaugh
نَامَ
namnamslept
كِبْرِت
kebretkebretgrew up
مَتَعْرَفْش
mata3rafshmataarafshyou don't know
نِمْت
nemtnemtslept
يَشْفِيه
yeshfeehyeshfeehheal him
يَرُدّ
yerodyerodreply
وَيُبَارِك
we yebarakwe yebarakand bless
سِيبَك
seebakseebakforget it
تَمُوت
temoottemootdie
فَاكْرُه
fakrofakroremember it
كَتَب
katabkatabwrote
أَسْأَلَك
as'alakasalakI ask you
اِصْحِي
es7yeshywake up
لَاقِي
laeylaeyfound
صَلُّوا
sallosallopray (plural command)
قُلْتِلَّك
oltellakoltellakI told you
بَمُوت
bamootbamootI'm dying
هَيِيجِي
hayeegyhayeegyhe will come
وَاجْعَل
wag3alwagaaland make
تَبَارَك
tabaraktabarakbless
بِتْضِيع
betdee3betdeeagetting lost
حَاوِلْت
7awelthaweltI tried
إِسْأَل
esaalesaalask
شَاف
shaafshafsaw
يِرْحَمْهُم
yer7amhomyerhamhommay God have mercy on them
وَيِسْعِدَك
we yes3edakwe yesaadakand may it make you happy
تَدُوم
tedoomtedoomlast
يَفْتَح
yefta7yeftahopen
عِرِف
3erefarafknew
مَازَالَ
mazalmazalstill
تَحْصَل
te7saltehsalhappens
هَتِفْضَل
hatefdalhatefadalwill remain
بَنَام
banambanamI sleep
نُقْعُد
no3odnoaadwe sit
أَخْلَص
akhlasakhlasfinish
هَنَام
henamhenamwe'll sleep
اِجْعَلْنَا
eg3alnaegaalnamake us
مَقْدَرْش
ma2darshmaI can't
بِيْقُولِّي
bi2ollybeollyhe tells me
يُصَلَّح
yesalla7yeslahfixes
يَسْمَع
yesmaayesmaahe hears
سَمَحْت
sama7tsamahtallowed
تُكَمِّل
tekameltekamelyou complete
بَلَغْنَا
balaghnabalaghnawe reached
بَكُون
bakoonbakoonI will be
خُدِي
khodykhodytake
يَسْتُرْهَا
yostorhayostrahamay God protect
إِشْتَغَل
eshtaghaleshtaghalwork
عَدِّت
3addetaddetpassed
سَمَح
sama7samahallowed
وَقَال
we aalwe aaland said
تَسْمَع
tesma3tesmaayou hear
بِيِيجِي
beyegybeygyhe comes
بَدَأ
bada2badaastarted
يِفْهَم
yefhamyefhamunderstands
ضَرَب
darabdarabhit
تِقُوم
te2oumteyou get up
تِفْهَم
tefhamtefhamunderstand
تَسْتَحِقّ
testa7e2testahekyou deserve
يَنَام
yenamyenamhe sleeps
يَكْفِي
yekfyyekfyenough
بِيحِبَّك
byhebakbyhebakhe loves you
هَقُول
ha2oolha2oolI will say
بِيَاخُد
byakhodbyakhodtakes
صَدَّقْنِي
sadda'nysadanybelieve me
تُرِيد
toreedtoreedyou want
تَجِد
tagedtagedyou find
رَآه
rahrahhe saw
تَفْتَح
tefta7teftahopen
بَقْدَر
ba2darba2darI can
طَالَ
taaltallasted
قَعَد
a3adaadsat
يُكَمِّل
yekammelyekamelhe completes
قَالْهَا
aalhaalhahe told her
وَحَشْنِي
wa7ashnywahashnyI miss you
تُوصَل
tewsaltewsalarrive
اِشْرَب
ashrabashrabdrink
يُفَضِّل
yefaddalyefadalprefer
فَكَّر
fakkarfakerthink
بَسْمَع
basma3basmaaI hear
نِتْكَلِّم
netkallemnetkalemwe talk
يِعَدِّي
ye3addyyeadypass by
اِحْفَظ
e7fazehfazmemorize
ذَكَر
zakarzakarmentioned
يُدِيم
yedeemyedeemperpetuate
بَقِينَا
ba2enaba2enawe became
بَضْحَك
bad7akbadhakI laugh
أَرُدّ
arodarodI reply
مِشِيت
meshetmeshetI walked
أَشْكُرَك
ashkorakashkorakthank you
نِحِس
ne7esneheswe feel
يَشْفِيهَا
yeshfeehayeshfeehaheal her
هَيِعْمِل
haye3malhayeamalhe will do
تِفْرَح
tefra7tefrahbe happy
يَعُود
ye3oodyeoodreturn
وَحَشْتِنِي
wa7ashtenywahashtenyI missed you

Verbs in a sentence

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هي كانت معاها خمسين جنيه بس، يعني مش كفاية لكل القماش ده.

Heyya kanet ma3aha khamsin gineih bas, ya3ny mish kefaya le koll el-oumash dah.

She only had fifty pounds with her, meaning it wasn't enough for all this fabric.

showing يَعْنِي — meaning

إن شاء الله كاس أفريقيا ده يكون بتاعنا يا مصريين!

In sha Allah kas Afrika da yekoun beta3na ya Masreyyeen!

God willing, this African Cup will be ours, Egyptians!

showing شَاءَ — willed

حتى بعد السنين دي كلها احساسنا بقي كاننا ما بعدناش

hatta baad el seneen de kolaha ehsasna baea kaenena ma baadnash

Even after all these years our feeling remained as if we had not parted.

showing بَقَى — remained

بابا قال: إحنا لازم نروح السوق النهاردة يا حلوين.

Baba aal: Ehna lazam narouh el soo2 ennaharda ya helwein.

Dad said: We must go to the market today, my dears.

showing قَالَ — said

هو افتكر اللي حصل امبارح وسأل عن اخواته واحلامه الكبيرة

Howa eftakar elli hasal embareh we sa-al an akhwato we ahlamo el kabira

He remembered what happened yesterday and asked about his siblings and his big dreams

showing حَصَل — happened

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