“Walk” (imperative) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Walk” (the verb, as in the imperative statement, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Emshy

(f) Emshy

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إمشي (m)

إمشي (f)

In Egyptian Arabic, “Walk” (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Emsho
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إمشوا

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Walk faster!”

(singular) Emshy bsor3a!

(plural) Emsho bsor3a!

!إمشي بسرعة (singular)

!إمشوا بسرعة (plural)

 
“Walk slower, please.”

(singular) Emshy bora7a, lw sm7t.

(plural) Emsho bora7a, lw sm7to.

.إمشي براحة, لو سمحت (singular)

.إمشوا براحة, لو سمحتوا (plural)

 
“Kids, walk with me.”

Ya 3yal, Emsho m3aya

.يا عيال, إمشوا معايا

 
“Don’t walk over there.”

(singular) Matmshesh henak.

(plural) Matmshosh henak.

.ماتمشيش هناك (singular)

.ماتمشوش هناك (plural)

 
“Walk on the sidewalk.”

(singular) Emshy 3la el raseef.

(plural) Emsho 3la el raseef

 .إمشي علي الرصيف (singular)

 .إمشوا علي الرصيف (plural)

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“Walk” (future) in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Walk” (imperative) in Greek

“Walk” (imperative) in Turkish