“Talked” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Talked” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Etklmt

(You) (m) Etklmt

(You) (f) Etklmty

(You, plural) Etklmto

(He) Etklm

(She) Etklmt

(We) Etklmna

(They) Etklmo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إتكلمت (I)

إتكلمت (m) (You)

إتكلمتي (f) (You)

إتكلمتوا (You, plural)

إتكلم (He)

إتكلمِت (She)

إتكلمنا (We)

إتكلموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 

“I talked to my boss yesterday.”

Ana etklmt m3 modery embar7.

.أنا إتكلمت مع مديري امبارح

 

“I didn’t talk during the meeting.”

Ana ma-etklmt-sh fe el egtma3.

.أنا ما إتكلمتش في الإجتماع

 

“Did you talk to your teacher about the assignment?”

Etklmt m3 el moders 3n el assignment?

إتكلمت مع المدرس عن الاسيمينت؟

 

“When did you two talk with them?”

Emta ento el etnin etklmto m3ahom?

إمتي انتوا الاتنين إتكلمتوا معاهم؟

 

“He talked to the reporter after the game.”

Hwa etklm m3 el moze3 b3d el match.

.هو إتكلم مع المذيع بعد الماتش

 

“She talked with her friend for hours.”

(m) Hya etklmt m3 sa7bha l sa3at.

(f) Hya etklmt m3 sa7btha l sa3at.

.هي إتكلمت مع صاحبها لساعات (m)

.هي إتكلمت مع صاحبتها لساعات (f)

 

“The couple didn’t talk to anyone at the party.”

El couple ma-etklmo-sh m3 ay 7d fe el 7afla.

.الكابل ما إتكلموش مع اي حد في الحفلة

 

“We talked about the new project last night.”

E7an etklmna 3n el mashro3 el gdid embar7.

.إحنا إتكلمنا عن المشروع الجديد إمبارح

 

“They talked until late at night.”

Homa etklmo l7d blel mt25r.

.هما إتكلموا لحد بليل متأخر

 

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