"Work" (imperative) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(m) A4ta8l

(f) A4ta8aly

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اشتغل (m)

اشتغلي (f)

In Egyptian Arabic, "Work" (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

A4ta8alo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اشتغلوا

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"Work faster."

A4ta8l 2sra3.

.اشتغل اسرع

 
"Don’t work so hard."

Mt4ta8l4 bs3obah.

.متشتغلش بصعوبة

 
"Work on your presentation."

A4ta8l 3la m4ro3 t5rogak.

.اشتغل علي مشروع تخرجك

 
"Work hard."

A4ta8l bgdeyah.

.اشتغل بجديه

 
"Work with them on this project."

A4ta8l m3ahom 3la alma4ro3 dh.

.اشتغل معاهم علي المشروع ده

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

"Work" (imperative) in Tunisian Arabic

"Work" (imperative) in Greek

"Work" (imperative) in Turkish