“Talk” (imperative) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(m) Etklm

(f) Etklmy

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إتكلم (m)

إتكلمي (f)

In Egyptian Arabic, “Talk ” (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Etklmo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إتكلموا

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
Talk with him.

(singular) (m) Etklm m3ah.

(singular) (f) Etklmy m3ah.

(plural) Etklmo m3ah.

.إتكلم معاه (m) (singular)

(singular) (f) إتكلمي معاه.

.إتكلموا معاه (plural)

 
Talk up, please.

(singular) (m) Etklm b sot a3la.

(singular) (f) Etklmy b sot a3la.

(plural) Etklmo b sot a3la

.إتكلم بصوت أعلي (m) (singular)

(singular) (f) إتكلمي بصوت أعلي.

.إتكلموا بصوت أعلي (plural)

 
Don’t talk so fast!

(singular) (m) mattklmsh bsor3a!

(singular) (f) mattklmish bsor3a!

(plural) mattklmosh bsor3a!

!ماتتكلمش بسرعة (m) (singular)

(singular) (f) ماتتكلميش بسرعة!

!ما تتكلموش بسرعة (plural)

 
Talk to us.

(singular) (m) Etklm m3ana.

(singular) (f) Etklmy m3ana.

(plural) Etklmo m3ana.

.إتكلم معانا (m) (singular)

(singular) (f) إتكلمي معانا.

.إتكلموا معانا (plural)

 
Talk slower.

(singular) (m) Etklm bora7a.

(singular) (f) Etklmy bora7a.

(plural) Etklmo bora7a

.إتكلم براحة (m) (singular)

(singular) (f) إتكلمي براحة.

.إتكلموا براحة (plural)

 
In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Talk” (imperative) in Turkish

“Talk” (imperative) in Greek

 

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