# akallem — call / speak to: Egyptian Arabic Conjugation Conjugate akallem (call / speak to) in Egyptian Arabic. All eight persons, past, present, future, English translations, and available audio. Canonical: https://learnwithglyph.com/conjugation/akallem ## Past Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions. I ### ana kallemt English: I spoke to someone Arabic: أنا كلمت Vocalized Arabic: أَنا كلمت Franco: ana kallemt I · Negative ### ana makallemtish English: I did not speak to someone Arabic: أنا ماكلمتش Vocalized Arabic: أَنا ماكلمتش Franco: ana makallemtish You · masculine ### enta kallemt English: You spoke to someone Arabic: إنت كلمت Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتَ كلمت Franco: enta kallemt You · masculine · Negative ### enta makallemtish English: You did not speak to someone Arabic: إنت ماكلمتش Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتَ ماكلمتش Franco: enta makallemtish You · feminine ### enti kallemti English: You spoke to someone Arabic: إنتي كلمتي Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتي كلمتي Franco: enti kallemti You · feminine · Negative ### enti makallemtiish English: You did not speak to someone Arabic: إنتي ماكلمتيش Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتي ماكلمتيش Franco: enti makallemtiish He ### howwa kallem English: He spoke to someone Arabic: هو كلم Vocalized Arabic: هُوَّ كلم Franco: howwa kallem He · Negative ### howwa makallemsh English: He did not speak to someone Arabic: هو ماكلمش Vocalized Arabic: هُوَّ ماكلمش Franco: howwa makallemsh She ### heyya kallemet English: She spoke to someone Arabic: هي كلمت Vocalized Arabic: هِيَّ كلمت Franco: heyya kallemet She · Negative ### heyya makallemetsh English: She did not speak to someone Arabic: هي ماكلمتش Vocalized Arabic: هِيَّ ماكلمتش Franco: heyya makallemetsh We ### e7na kallemna English: We spoke to someone Arabic: إحنا كلمنا Vocalized Arabic: إِحْنا كلمنا Franco: e7na kallemna We · Negative ### e7na makallemnaash English: We did not speak to someone Arabic: إحنا ماكلمناش Vocalized Arabic: إِحْنا ماكلمناش Franco: e7na makallemnaash You · plural ### ento kallemtu English: You spoke to someone Arabic: إنتو كلمتوا Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتو كلمتوا Franco: ento kallemtu You · plural · Negative ### ento makallemtoosh English: You did not speak to someone Arabic: إنتو ماكلمتوش Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتو ماكلمتوش Franco: ento makallemtoosh They ### homma kallemu English: They spoke to someone Arabic: هم كلموا Vocalized Arabic: هُمَّ كلموا Franco: homma kallemu They · Negative ### homma makallemoosh English: They did not speak to someone Arabic: هم ماكلموش Vocalized Arabic: هُمَّ ماكلموش Franco: homma makallemoosh ## Present Use the situation to distinguish a habit from something happening now. I ### ana bakallem English: I speak to someone Arabic: أنا بكلم Vocalized Arabic: أَنا بكلم Franco: ana bakallem I · Negative ### ana mabakallemsh English: I do not speak to someone Arabic: أنا مابكلمش Vocalized Arabic: أَنا مابكلمش Franco: ana mabakallemsh You · masculine ### enta betkallem English: You speak to someone Arabic: إنت بتكلم Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتَ بتكلم Franco: enta betkallem You · masculine · Negative ### enta mabetkallemsh English: You do not speak to someone Arabic: إنت مابتكلمش Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتَ مابتكلمش Franco: enta mabetkallemsh You · feminine ### enti betkallemi English: You speak to someone Arabic: إنتي بتكلمي Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتي بتكلمي Franco: enti betkallemi You · feminine · Negative ### enti mabetkallemiish English: You do not speak to someone Arabic: إنتي مابتكلميش Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتي مابتكلميش Franco: enti mabetkallemiish He ### howwa beykallem English: He speaks to someone Arabic: هو بيكلم Vocalized Arabic: هُوَّ بيكلم Franco: howwa beykallem He · Negative ### howwa mabeykallemsh English: He does not speak to someone Arabic: هو مابيكلمش Vocalized Arabic: هُوَّ مابيكلمش Franco: howwa mabeykallemsh She ### heyya betkallem English: She speaks to someone Arabic: هي بتكلم Vocalized Arabic: هِيَّ بتكلم Franco: heyya betkallem She · Negative ### heyya mabetkallemsh English: She does not speak to someone Arabic: هي مابتكلمش Vocalized Arabic: هِيَّ مابتكلمش Franco: heyya mabetkallemsh We ### e7na benkallem English: We speak to someone Arabic: إحنا بنكلم Vocalized Arabic: إِحْنا بنكلم Franco: e7na benkallem We · Negative ### e7na mabenkallemsh English: We do not speak to someone Arabic: إحنا مابنكلمش Vocalized Arabic: إِحْنا مابنكلمش Franco: e7na mabenkallemsh You · plural ### ento betkallemu English: You speak to someone Arabic: إنتو بتكلموا Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتو بتكلموا Franco: ento betkallemu You · plural · Negative ### ento mabetkallemoosh English: You do not speak to someone Arabic: إنتو مابتكلموش Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتو مابتكلموش Franco: ento mabetkallemoosh They ### homma beykallemu English: They speak to someone Arabic: هم بيكلموا Vocalized Arabic: هُمَّ بيكلموا Franco: homma beykallemu They · Negative ### homma mabeykallemoosh English: They do not speak to someone Arabic: هم مابيكلموش Vocalized Arabic: هُمَّ مابيكلموش Franco: homma mabeykallemoosh ## Future Affirmative and negative forms for future actions. I ### ana hakallem English: I will speak to someone Arabic: أنا هكلم Vocalized Arabic: أَنا هكلم Franco: ana hakallem I · Negative ### ana mesh hakallem English: I will not speak to someone Arabic: أنا مش هكلم Vocalized Arabic: أَنا مش هكلم Franco: ana mesh hakallem You · masculine ### enta hatkallem English: You will speak to someone Arabic: إنت هتكلم Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتَ هتكلم Franco: enta hatkallem You · masculine · Negative ### enta mesh hatkallem English: You will not speak to someone Arabic: إنت مش هتكلم Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتَ مش هتكلم Franco: enta mesh hatkallem You · feminine ### enti hatkallemi English: You will speak to someone Arabic: إنتي هتكلمي Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتي هتكلمي Franco: enti hatkallemi You · feminine · Negative ### enti mesh hatkallemi English: You will not speak to someone Arabic: إنتي مش هتكلمي Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتي مش هتكلمي Franco: enti mesh hatkallemi He ### howwa haykallem English: He will speak to someone Arabic: هو هيكلم Vocalized Arabic: هُوَّ هيكلم Franco: howwa haykallem He · Negative ### howwa mesh haykallem English: He will not speak to someone Arabic: هو مش هيكلم Vocalized Arabic: هُوَّ مش هيكلم Franco: howwa mesh haykallem She ### heyya hatkallem English: She will speak to someone Arabic: هي هتكلم Vocalized Arabic: هِيَّ هتكلم Franco: heyya hatkallem She · Negative ### heyya mesh hatkallem English: She will not speak to someone Arabic: هي مش هتكلم Vocalized Arabic: هِيَّ مش هتكلم Franco: heyya mesh hatkallem We ### e7na hankallem English: We will speak to someone Arabic: إحنا هنكلم Vocalized Arabic: إِحْنا هنكلم Franco: e7na hankallem We · Negative ### e7na mesh hankallem English: We will not speak to someone Arabic: إحنا مش هنكلم Vocalized Arabic: إِحْنا مش هنكلم Franco: e7na mesh hankallem You · plural ### ento hatkallemu English: You will speak to someone Arabic: إنتو هتكلموا Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتو هتكلموا Franco: ento hatkallemu You · plural · Negative ### ento mesh hatkallemu English: You will not speak to someone Arabic: إنتو مش هتكلموا Vocalized Arabic: إِنْتو مش هتكلموا Franco: ento mesh hatkallemu They ### homma haykallemu English: They will speak to someone Arabic: هم هيكلموا Vocalized Arabic: هُمَّ هيكلموا Franco: homma haykallemu They · Negative ### homma mesh haykallemu English: They will not speak to someone Arabic: هم مش هيكلموا Vocalized Arabic: هُمَّ مش هيكلموا Franco: homma mesh haykallemu ## Unprefixed forms These forms occur inside larger expressions. Their English meaning depends on the surrounding sentence. I ### akallem English: I speak to someone Arabic: أكلم Franco: akallem You · masculine ### tekallem English: You speak to someone Arabic: تكلم Franco: tekallem You · feminine ### tekallemi English: You speak to someone Arabic: تكلمي Franco: tekallemi He ### yekallem English: He speaks to someone Arabic: يكلم Franco: yekallem She ### tekallem English: She speaks to someone Arabic: تكلم Franco: tekallem We ### nekallem English: We speak to someone Arabic: نكلم Franco: nekallem You · plural ### tekallemu English: You speak to someone Arabic: تكلموا Franco: tekallemu They ### yekallemu English: They speak to someone Arabic: يكلموا Franco: yekallemu [Dictionary entry]() [How Egyptian Arabic verbs work]()