Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I told | 'ana sayyahtaacnaa sayyaHt | أنا َ سـَييـَحت |
| We told | 'ihna sayyahnaiicHnaa sayyaHnaa | إحنا َ سـَييـَحنا |
| You(m) told | 'inta sayyahtiicnta sayyaHt | إنت َ سـَييـَحت |
| You(f) told | 'inti sayyahtiiicnti sayyaHty | إنت ِ سـَييـَحتي |
| You(pl) told | 'intu sayyahtuiicntoo sayyaHtoo | إنتوا سـَييـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) told | huwa sayyahhuwa sayyaH | هـُو َ سـَييـَح |
| She/it(f) told | hiya sayyahithiya sayyaHit | هـِي َ سـَييـَحـِت |
| They told | humma sayyahuhumma sayyaHoo | هـُمّ َ سـَييـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tell | 'ana yimkin 'asayyahaacnaa yimkin aacsayyaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَييـَح |
| We might tell | 'ihna yimkin nisayyahiicHnaa yimkin nisayyaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَييـَح |
| You(m) might tell | 'inta yimkin tisayyahiicnta yimkin tisayyaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـَح |
| You(f) might tell | 'inti yimkin tisayyahiiicnti yimkin tisayyaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـَحي |
| You(pl) might tell | 'intu yimkin tisayyahuiicntoo yimkin tisayyaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might tell | huwa yimkin yisayyahhuwa yimkin yisayyaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَييـَح |
| She/it(f) might tell | hiya yimkin tisayyahhiya yimkin tisayyaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـَح |
| They might tell | humma yimkin yisayyahuhumma yimkin yisayyaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَييـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tell | 'ana basayyahaacnaa basayyaH | أنا َ بـَسـَييـَح |
| We tell | 'ihna binisayyahiicHnaa binisayyaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَييـَح |
| You(m) tell | 'inta bitisayyahiicnta bitisayyaH | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَييـَح |
| You(f) tell | 'inti bitisayyahiiicnti bitisayyaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَييـَحي |
| You(pl) tell | 'intu bitisayyahuiicntoo bitisayyaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَييـَحوا |
| He/it(m) tells | huwa biyisayyahhuwa biyisayyaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَييـَح |
| She/it(f) tells | hiya bitisayyahhiya bitisayyaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَييـَح |
| They tell | humma biyisayyahuhumma biyisayyaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَييـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tell | 'ana hasayyahaacnaa hasayyaH | أنا َ هـَسـَييـَح |
| We will tell | 'ihna hanisayyahiicHnaa hanisayyaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَييـَح |
| You(m) will tell | 'inta hatisayyahiicnta hatisayyaH | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَييـَح |
| You(f) will tell | 'inti hatisayyahiiicnti hatisayyaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَييـَحي |
| You(pl) will tell | 'intu hatisayyahuiicntoo hatisayyaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَييـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will tell | huwa hayisayyahhuwa hayisayyaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَييـَح |
| She/it(f) will tell | hiya hatisayyahhiya hatisayyaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَييـَح |
| They will tell | humma hayisayyahuhumma hayisayyaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَييـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tell! | 'isyahiicsyaH | إسيـَح |
| You(f) tell! | 'isyahiiicsyaHy | إسيـَحي |
| You(pl) tell! | isyahuisyaHoo | ِسيـَحوا |
