سأل — "to ask" in Egyptian Arabic
سأل
sáʔal [1s1]
to ask
- Topic
- verbs
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
Conjugate سأل
Past, present, future and imperative, affirmative and negative.
سأل in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
هو سأل ليه الشاي سخن وليه بابا بيشتغل كتير كل يوم
Howa sa-al leh el shay sokhn we leh baba biyeshtaghal kteer kol yom
He asked why the tea is hot and why dad works a lot every day
هو سأل ست عن الطريق لمطعم قريب
howa saal set an el tareeq le mataam areeb.
He asked a woman about the way to a nearby restaurant.
from A Lost Traveler
بعدين سأل إمتى بابا هيروح الشغل وليه مش هيلعب معانا
Ba'deen sa'al emta baba hayrouh elshoghl weleih mesh hayla'ab ma'aana.
Then he asked, "When will dad go to work and why won't he play with us?"
from Endless Questions
ماما كانت بتعمل شاي ريحته حلوة فكريم سأل من فضلكي ليه الشاي سخن اوي
Mama kanet bet'amel shay rehto helwa fakareem sa'al min fadliki leeh el shay sokhn awi
Mama was making sweet-smelling tea, so Karim asked, "Please, why is the tea very hot?"
يا ماما هو احنا ليه هنا سال علي وهو مش بيبطل اسئلة
Ya mama howa ehna leih hena sa'al Ali we howa mesh bebotol as'ela
"Oh mama, why are we here?" Ali asked, not stopping his questions.
بابا سأل يا ترى ايه اللي هيحصل هناك
bāba saʔal yā tarā ēlli hayáḥṣal henāk
Dad asked, "I wonder what will happen there?"
from Weekend Trip Plan