Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I said | 'ana 'ooltaacnaa qwlt | أنا َ قولت |
| We said | 'ihna 'oolnaiicHnaa qwlnaa | إحنا َ قولنا |
| You(m) said | 'inta 'ooltiicnta qwlt | إنت َ قولت |
| You(f) said | 'inti 'ooltiiicnti qwlty | إنت ِ قولتي |
| You(pl) said | 'intu 'ooltuiicntoo qwltoo | إنتوا قولتوا |
| He/it(m) said | huwa 'aelhuwa qael | هـُو َ قا َل |
| She/it(f) said | hiya 'aelithiya qaelit | هـِي َ قا َلـِت |
| They said | humma 'aluhumma qaeloo | هـُمّ َ قا َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might say | 'ana yimkin 'a'oolaacnaa yimkin aacqwl | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقول |
| We might say | 'ihna yimkin ni'ooliicHnaa yimkin niqwl | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقول |
| You(m) might say | 'inta yimkin ti'ooliicnta yimkin tiqwl | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول |
| You(f) might say | 'inti yimkin ti'ooliiicnti yimkin tiqwly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقولي |
| You(pl) might say | 'intu yimkin ti'ooluiicntoo yimkin tiqwloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقولوا |
| He/it(m) might say | huwa yimkin yi'oolhuwa yimkin yiqwl | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقول |
| She/it(f) might say | hiya yimkin ti'oolhiya yimkin tiqwl | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول |
| They might say | humma yimkin yi'ooluhumma yimkin yiqwloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقولوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I say | 'ana ba'oolaacnaa baqwl | أنا َ بـَقول |
| We say | 'ihna bin'ooliicHnaa binqwl | إحنا َ بـِنقول |
| You(m) say | 'inta bit'ooliicnta bitqwl | إنت َ بـِتقول |
| You(f) say | 'inti bit'ooliiicnti bitqwly | إنت ِ بـِتقولي |
| You(pl) say | 'intu bit'ooluiicntoo bitqwloo | إنتوا بـِتقولوا |
| He/it(m) says | huwa biyi'oolhuwa biyiqwl | هـُو َ بـِيـِقول |
| She/it(f) says | hiya bit'oolhiya bitqwl | هـِي َ بـِتقول |
| They say | humma biyi'ooluhumma biyiqwloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقولوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will say | 'ana ha'oolaacnaa haqwl | أنا َ هـَقول |
| We will say | 'ihna han'ooliicHnaa hanqwl | إحنا َ هـَنقول |
| You(m) will say | 'inta hat'ooliicnta hatqwl | إنت َ هـَتقول |
| You(f) will say | 'inti hat'ooliiicnti hatqwly | إنت ِ هـَتقولي |
| You(pl) will say | 'intu hat'ooluiicntoo hatqwloo | إنتوا هـَتقولوا |
| He/it(m) will say | huwa hayi'oolhuwa hayiqwl | هـُو َ هـَيـِقول |
| She/it(f) will say | hiya hat'oolhiya hatqwl | هـِي َ هـَتقول |
| They will say | humma hayi'ooluhumma hayiqwloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقولوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) say! | 'oolqwl | قول |
| You(f) say! | 'ooliqwly | قولي |
| You(pl) say! | 'ooluqwloo | قولوا |
