Egyptian Arabic verbakallem
call / speak to
Eight persons. Past, present, future, and unprefixed forms.
Pronunciation Past
Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.
Iana
AffirmativeNo audio
I spoke to someone
Arabicأنا كلمت
With vowelsأَنا كلمت
Francoana kallemt
NegativeNo audio
I did not speak to someone
Arabicأنا ماكلمتش
With vowelsأَنا ماكلمتش
Francoana makallemtish
You · masculineenta
AffirmativeNo audio
You spoke to someone
Arabicإنت كلمت
With vowelsإِنْتَ كلمت
Francoenta kallemt
NegativeNo audio
You did not speak to someone
Arabicإنت ماكلمتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ ماكلمتش
Francoenta makallemtish
You · feminineenti
AffirmativeNo audio
You spoke to someone
Arabicإنتي كلمتي
With vowelsإِنْتي كلمتي
Francoenti kallemti
NegativeNo audio
You did not speak to someone
Arabicإنتي ماكلمتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي ماكلمتيش
Francoenti makallemtiish
Hehowwa
AffirmativeNo audio
He spoke to someone
Arabicهو كلم
With vowelsهُوَّ كلم
Francohowwa kallem
NegativeNo audio
He did not speak to someone
Arabicهو ماكلمش
With vowelsهُوَّ ماكلمش
Francohowwa makallemsh
Sheheyya
AffirmativeNo audio
She spoke to someone
Arabicهي كلمت
With vowelsهِيَّ كلمت
Francoheyya kallemet
NegativeNo audio
She did not speak to someone
Arabicهي ماكلمتش
With vowelsهِيَّ ماكلمتش
Francoheyya makallemetsh
Wee7na
AffirmativeNo audio
We spoke to someone
Arabicإحنا كلمنا
With vowelsإِحْنا كلمنا
Francoe7na kallemna
NegativeNo audio
We did not speak to someone
Arabicإحنا ماكلمناش
With vowelsإِحْنا ماكلمناش
Francoe7na makallemnaash
You · pluralento
AffirmativeNo audio
You spoke to someone
Arabicإنتو كلمتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو كلمتوا
Francoento kallemtu
NegativeNo audio
You did not speak to someone
Arabicإنتو ماكلمتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو ماكلمتوش
Francoento makallemtoosh
Theyhomma
AffirmativeNo audio
They spoke to someone
Arabicهم كلموا
With vowelsهُمَّ كلموا
Francohomma kallemu
NegativeNo audio
They did not speak to someone
Arabicهم ماكلموش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماكلموش
Francohomma makallemoosh
Present
Use the situation to distinguish a habit from something happening now.
Iana
AffirmativeNo audio
I speak to someone
Arabicأنا بكلم
With vowelsأَنا بكلم
Francoana bakallem
NegativeNo audio
I do not speak to someone
Arabicأنا مابكلمش
With vowelsأَنا مابكلمش
Francoana mabakallemsh
You · masculineenta
AffirmativeNo audio
You speak to someone
Arabicإنت بتكلم
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتكلم
Francoenta betkallem
NegativeNo audio
You do not speak to someone
Arabicإنت مابتكلمش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتكلمش
Francoenta mabetkallemsh
You · feminineenti
AffirmativeNo audio
You speak to someone
Arabicإنتي بتكلمي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتكلمي
Francoenti betkallemi
NegativeNo audio
You do not speak to someone
Arabicإنتي مابتكلميش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتكلميش
Francoenti mabetkallemiish
Hehowwa
AffirmativeNo audio
He speaks to someone
Arabicهو بيكلم
With vowelsهُوَّ بيكلم
Francohowwa beykallem
NegativeNo audio
He does not speak to someone
Arabicهو مابيكلمش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابيكلمش
Francohowwa mabeykallemsh
Sheheyya
AffirmativeNo audio
She speaks to someone
Arabicهي بتكلم
With vowelsهِيَّ بتكلم
Francoheyya betkallem
NegativeNo audio
She does not speak to someone
Arabicهي مابتكلمش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتكلمش
Francoheyya mabetkallemsh
Wee7na
AffirmativeNo audio
We speak to someone
Arabicإحنا بنكلم
With vowelsإِحْنا بنكلم
Francoe7na benkallem
NegativeNo audio
We do not speak to someone
Arabicإحنا مابنكلمش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابنكلمش
Francoe7na mabenkallemsh
You · pluralento
AffirmativeNo audio
You speak to someone
Arabicإنتو بتكلموا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتكلموا
Francoento betkallemu
NegativeNo audio
You do not speak to someone
Arabicإنتو مابتكلموش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتكلموش
Francoento mabetkallemoosh
Theyhomma
AffirmativeNo audio
They speak to someone
Arabicهم بيكلموا
With vowelsهُمَّ بيكلموا
Francohomma beykallemu
NegativeNo audio
They do not speak to someone
Arabicهم مابيكلموش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابيكلموش
Francohomma mabeykallemoosh
Future
Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.
Iana
AffirmativeNo audio
I will speak to someone
Arabicأنا هكلم
With vowelsأَنا هكلم
Francoana hakallem
NegativeNo audio
I will not speak to someone
Arabicأنا مش هكلم
With vowelsأَنا مش هكلم
Francoana mesh hakallem
You · masculineenta
AffirmativeNo audio
You will speak to someone
Arabicإنت هتكلم
With vowelsإِنْتَ هتكلم
Francoenta hatkallem
NegativeNo audio
You will not speak to someone
Arabicإنت مش هتكلم
With vowelsإِنْتَ مش هتكلم
Francoenta mesh hatkallem
You · feminineenti
AffirmativeNo audio
You will speak to someone
Arabicإنتي هتكلمي
With vowelsإِنْتي هتكلمي
Francoenti hatkallemi
NegativeNo audio
You will not speak to someone
Arabicإنتي مش هتكلمي
With vowelsإِنْتي مش هتكلمي
Francoenti mesh hatkallemi
Hehowwa
AffirmativeNo audio
He will speak to someone
Arabicهو هيكلم
With vowelsهُوَّ هيكلم
Francohowwa haykallem
NegativeNo audio
He will not speak to someone
Arabicهو مش هيكلم
With vowelsهُوَّ مش هيكلم
Francohowwa mesh haykallem
Sheheyya
AffirmativeNo audio
She will speak to someone
Arabicهي هتكلم
With vowelsهِيَّ هتكلم
Francoheyya hatkallem
NegativeNo audio
She will not speak to someone
Arabicهي مش هتكلم
With vowelsهِيَّ مش هتكلم
Francoheyya mesh hatkallem
Wee7na
AffirmativeNo audio
We will speak to someone
Arabicإحنا هنكلم
With vowelsإِحْنا هنكلم
Francoe7na hankallem
NegativeNo audio
We will not speak to someone
Arabicإحنا مش هنكلم
With vowelsإِحْنا مش هنكلم
Francoe7na mesh hankallem
You · pluralento
AffirmativeNo audio
You will speak to someone
Arabicإنتو هتكلموا
With vowelsإِنْتو هتكلموا
Francoento hatkallemu
NegativeNo audio
You will not speak to someone
Arabicإنتو مش هتكلموا
With vowelsإِنْتو مش هتكلموا
Francoento mesh hatkallemu
Theyhomma
AffirmativeNo audio
They will speak to someone
Arabicهم هيكلموا
With vowelsهُمَّ هيكلموا
Francohomma haykallemu
NegativeNo audio
They will not speak to someone
Arabicهم مش هيكلموا
With vowelsهُمَّ مش هيكلموا
Francohomma mesh haykallemu
Unprefixed forms
These forms occur inside larger expressions. Their English meaning depends on the surrounding sentence.
Iana
AffirmativeNo audio
I speak to someone
You · masculineenta
AffirmativeNo audio
You speak to someone
You · feminineenti
AffirmativeNo audio
You speak to someone
Arabicتكلمي
Francotekallemi
Hehowwa
AffirmativeNo audio
He speaks to someone
Sheheyya
AffirmativeNo audio
She speaks to someone
Wee7na
AffirmativeNo audio
We speak to someone
You · pluralento
AffirmativeNo audio
You speak to someone
Arabicتكلموا
Francotekallemu
Theyhomma
AffirmativeNo audio
They speak to someone
Arabicيكلموا
Francoyekallemu
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