Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I welcomed | 'ana rahhabtaacnaa raHHabt | أنا َ ر َحّـَبت |
| We welcomed | 'ihna rahhabnaiicHnaa raHHabnaa | إحنا َ ر َحّـَبنا |
| You(m) welcomed | 'inta rahhabtiicnta raHHabt | إنت َ ر َحّـَبت |
| You(f) welcomed | 'inti rahhabtiiicnti raHHabty | إنت ِ ر َحّـَبتي |
| You(pl) welcomed | 'intu rahhabtuiicntoo raHHabtoo | إنتوا ر َحّـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) welcomed | huwa rahhabhuwa raHHab | هـُو َ ر َحّـَب |
| She/it(f) welcomed | hiya rahhabithiya raHHabit | هـِي َ ر َحّـَبـِت |
| They welcomed | humma rahhabuhumma raHHaboo | هـُمّ َ ر َحّـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might welcome | 'ana yimkin 'arahhabaacnaa yimkin aacraHHab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َحّـَب |
| We might welcome | 'ihna yimkin nirahhabiicHnaa yimkin niraHHab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َحّـَب |
| You(m) might welcome | 'inta yimkin tirahhabiicnta yimkin tiraHHab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َحّـَب |
| You(f) might welcome | 'inti yimkin tirahhabiiicnti yimkin tiraHHaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َحّـَبي |
| You(pl) might welcome | 'intu yimkin tirahhabuiicntoo yimkin tiraHHaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might welcome | huwa yimkin yirahhabhuwa yimkin yiraHHab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َحّـَب |
| She/it(f) might welcome | hiya yimkin tirahhabhiya yimkin tiraHHab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َحّـَب |
| They might welcome | humma yimkin yirahhabuhumma yimkin yiraHHaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َحّـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I welcome | 'ana barahhabaacnaa baraHHab | أنا َ بـَر َحّـَب |
| We welcome | 'ihna binirahhabiicHnaa biniraHHab | إحنا َ بـِنـِر َحّـَب |
| You(m) welcome | 'inta bitirahhabiicnta bitiraHHab | إنت َ بـِتـِر َحّـَب |
| You(f) welcome | 'inti bitirahhabiiicnti bitiraHHaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِر َحّـَبي |
| You(pl) welcome | 'intu bitirahhabuiicntoo bitiraHHaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِر َحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) welcomes | huwa biyirahhabhuwa biyiraHHab | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َحّـَب |
| She/it(f) welcomes | hiya bitirahhabhiya bitiraHHab | هـِي َ بـِتـِر َحّـَب |
| They welcome | humma biyirahhabuhumma biyiraHHaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َحّـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will welcome | 'ana harahhabaacnaa haraHHab | أنا َ هـَر َحّـَب |
| We will welcome | 'ihna hanirahhabiicHnaa haniraHHab | إحنا َ هـَنـِر َحّـَب |
| You(m) will welcome | 'inta hatirahhabiicnta hatiraHHab | إنت َ هـَتـِر َحّـَب |
| You(f) will welcome | 'inti hatirahhabiiicnti hatiraHHaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِر َحّـَبي |
| You(pl) will welcome | 'intu hatirahhabuiicntoo hatiraHHaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِر َحّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will welcome | huwa hayirahhabhuwa hayiraHHab | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َحّـَب |
| She/it(f) will welcome | hiya hatirahhabhiya hatiraHHab | هـِي َ هـَتـِر َحّـَب |
| They will welcome | humma hayirahhabuhumma hayiraHHaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َحّـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) welcome! | 'irhabiicrHab | إرحـَب |
| You(f) welcome! | 'irhabiiicrHaby | إرحـَبي |
| You(pl) welcome! | irhabuirHaboo | ِرحـَبوا |
