Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I beeped | 'ana kalkistaacnaa kalkist | أنا َ كـَلكـِست |
| We beeped | 'ihna kalkisnaiicHnaa kalkisnaa | إحنا َ كـَلكـِسنا |
| You(m) beeped | 'inta kalkistiicnta kalkist | إنت َ كـَلكـِست |
| You(f) beeped | 'inti kalkistiiicnti kalkisty | إنت ِ كـَلكـِستي |
| You(pl) beeped | 'intu kalkistuiicntoo kalkistoo | إنتوا كـَلكـِستوا |
| He/it(m) beeped | huwa kalkishuwa kalkis | هـُو َ كـَلكـِس |
| She/it(f) beeped | hiya kalkisithiya kalkisit | هـِي َ كـَلكـِسـِت |
| They beeped | humma kalkisuhumma kalkisoo | هـُمّ َ كـَلكـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might beep | 'ana yimkin 'akalkisaacnaa yimkin aackalkis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَلكـِس |
| We might beep | 'ihna yimkin nikalkisiicHnaa yimkin nikalkis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَلكـِس |
| You(m) might beep | 'inta yimkin tikalkisiicnta yimkin tikalkis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلكـِس |
| You(f) might beep | 'inti yimkin tikalkisiiicnti yimkin tikalkisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلكـِسي |
| You(pl) might beep | 'intu yimkin tikalkisuiicntoo yimkin tikalkisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلكـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might beep | huwa yimkin yikalkishuwa yimkin yikalkis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَلكـِس |
| She/it(f) might beep | hiya yimkin tikalkishiya yimkin tikalkis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلكـِس |
| They might beep | humma yimkin yikalkisuhumma yimkin yikalkisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَلكـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I beep | 'ana bakalkisaacnaa bakalkis | أنا َ بـَكـَلكـِس |
| We beep | 'ihna binkalkisiicHnaa binkalkis | إحنا َ بـِنكـَلكـِس |
| You(m) beep | 'inta bitkalkisiicnta bitkalkis | إنت َ بـِتكـَلكـِس |
| You(f) beep | 'inti bitkalkisiiicnti bitkalkisy | إنت ِ بـِتكـَلكـِسي |
| You(pl) beep | 'intu bitkalkisuiicntoo bitkalkisoo | إنتوا بـِتكـَلكـِسوا |
| He/it(m) beeps | huwa biyikalkishuwa biyikalkis | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَلكـِس |
| She/it(f) beeps | hiya bitkalkishiya bitkalkis | هـِي َ بـِتكـَلكـِس |
| They beep | humma biyikalkisuhumma biyikalkisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَلكـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will beep | 'ana hakalkisaacnaa hakalkis | أنا َ هـَكـَلكـِس |
| We will beep | 'ihna hankalkisiicHnaa hankalkis | إحنا َ هـَنكـَلكـِس |
| You(m) will beep | 'inta hatkalkisiicnta hatkalkis | إنت َ هـَتكـَلكـِس |
| You(f) will beep | 'inti hatkalkisiiicnti hatkalkisy | إنت ِ هـَتكـَلكـِسي |
| You(pl) will beep | 'intu hatkalkisuiicntoo hatkalkisoo | إنتوا هـَتكـَلكـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will beep | huwa hayikalkishuwa hayikalkis | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَلكـِس |
| She/it(f) will beep | hiya hatkalkishiya hatkalkis | هـِي َ هـَتكـَلكـِس |
| They will beep | humma hayikalkisuhumma hayikalkisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَلكـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) beep! | kalkiskalkis | كـَلكـِس |
| You(f) beep! | kalkisikalkisy | كـَلكـِسي |
| You(pl) beep! | kalkisukalkisoo | كـَلكـِسوا |
