“Slept” (past) in Egyptian Arabic
In Egyptian Arabic, “Slept” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Nemt
(You) Nemt
(You, plural) Nemto
(He) Nam
(She) Namet
(We) Nemna
(They) Namo
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
نمت (I)
نمت (You)
نمتو (You, plural)
نام (He)
نامت (She)
نمنا (We)
نامو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“I slept for only four hours last night.”
Ana nemt 4 sa3at bs embar7.
.انا نمت ٤ ساعات بس امبارح
“I couldn’t sleep well due to the noise.”
Ana mnemtsh kwys bsbb el dawsha.
.انا منمتش كويس بسبب الدوشة
“Did you sleep well after the flight?”
Enta nemt kwys b3d el safar?
انت نمت كويس بعد السفر؟
“Why did you two sleep so late?”
Leh ento el etnen nemto mt25r awy?
ليه انتو الاتنين نمتو متاخر اوي؟
“She slept through the entire movie.”
Hya namet tol el film.
.هي نامت طول الفيلم
“She didn’t sleep at all because of the lightning.”
Hya ma namtsh 5als bsbb el bar2.
.هي ما نامتش خالص بسبب البرق
“He slept in the car on his ride back home.”
Hwa nam fel 3rbya w hwa say2 w rag3 el bet.
.هو نام في العربية و هو سايق و راجع البيت
“We slept at 10pm last night.”
E7na nemna embar7 el sa3a 10 blel.
.احنا نمنا امبارح الساعة ١٠ بليل
“They slept late because of the party.”
Homa namo mt25r bsbb el 7fla.
.هم نامو متاخر بسبب الحفلة
“The children slept soundly.”
El 3yal namo kwys.
.العيال نامو كويس
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