“See” (future) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(I) Ha4of

(You) Hat4of

(You, plural) Hat4ofo

(He) Hay4of

(She) Hat4of

(We) Han4of

(They) Hay4ofo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هشوف (I)

هتشوف (You)

هتشوفوا (You, plural)

هايشوف (He)

هتشوف (She)

هنشوف (We)

هايشوفوا (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will see you at the party tomorrow.”

Ha4ofak bokra fi al7afla.

.هشوفك بكره في الحفله

 
“I hope you two will see each other soon.”

Ana atmana an a7na n4of ba3d 2orayeb.

.انا اتمنى ان احنا نشوف بعض قريب

 
“You’ll see the results of your efforts soon.”

Anta hat4of nataig maghodak 2orayeb.

.انت هتشوف نتايج مجهودك قريب

 
“She’ll see if she can help you with the problem.”

Hya hat4of law te2dar tsa3dak fi 7l almo4kela.

.هي هتشوف لو تقدر تساعدك في حل المشكله

 
“He won’t see us for a while.”

Howa m4 hay4ofna 4ewayah.

.هو مش هيشوفنا شويه

 
“He will see a doctor for a check-up tomorrow.”

Howa bokra hay4of aldoctor 34an ye3ml 4ewayet fo7osat.

.هو بكره هايشوف الدكتور عشان يعمل شويه فحوصات

 

“Will we see each other again?”

Howa e7na han4of ba3d tany?

هو احنا هنشوف بعض تاني؟

 
“We’ll see if the restaurant lives up to its reputation.”

E7na han4of law almat3am 7elw zay ma bay2olo wala la2.

.احنا هنشوف لو المطعم حلو زي ما بيقولوا ولا لأ

 
“They’ll see what they can do about it.”

Homa hay4ofo haye2daro y3mlo eh.

.هما هيشوفوا هيقدروا يعملوا ايه

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“See” (Future) in Lebanese Arabic

“See” (Future) in Tunisian Arabic
 

Comments are closed.