“Paying” (present) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Paying” (the verb, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) (m) Badfa3

(I) (f) Badfa3

(You) (m) Btedfa3

(You) (f) Btedfa3y

(You, plural) Btedfa3o

(He) Byedfa3

(She) Btedfa3

(We) Bnedfa3

(They) Byedfa3o

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بدفع (m) (I)

بدفع (f) (I)

بتدفع (m) (You)

بتدفعي (f) (You)

بتدفعوا (You, plural)

بيدفع (He)

بتدفع (She)

بندفع (We)

بيدفعوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m paying for my bill right now.”

Ana badfa3 fatorty delwa2ty.

.انا بدفع فاتورتي دلوقتي

 
“Are you paying the bill?”

Anta btedfa3 alfatorah?

انت بتدفع الفاتوره؟

 
“When are you paying the bill?”

Anta htedfa3 alfatorah emta?

انت هتدفع الفاتوره امتي؟

 
“He’s paying at the restaurant today.”

Howa byedfa3 fy almat3am alnaharda.

.هو بيدفع في المطعم النهارده

 
“She’s paying for our breakfast right now. ”

Heya btedfa3 lfetarna delwa2ty.

.هي بتدفع لفطارنا دلوقتي

 
“We’re paying for the dinner.”

E7na bnedfa3 lil3a4a.

.احنا بندفع للعشا

 
“They’re paying right now.”

Homa byedfa3o delwa2ty.

.هما بيدفعوا دلوقتي

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“Pay” (future) in Egyptian Arabic

“Pays” (third-person) in Egyptian Arabic

“Paid” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Paying” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

“Paying” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

“Paying” (present) in Turkish
 

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