Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I entertained | 'ana salleetaacnaa sallyt | أنا َ سـَلّيت |
| We entertained | 'ihna salleenaiicHnaa sallynaa | إحنا َ سـَلّينا |
| You(m) entertained | 'inta salleetiicnta sallyt | إنت َ سـَلّيت |
| You(f) entertained | 'inti salleetiiicnti sallyty | إنت ِ سـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) entertained | 'intu salleetuiicntoo sallytoo | إنتوا سـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) entertained | huwa sallahuwa sallY | هـُو َ سـَلّى |
| She/it(f) entertained | hiya sallithiya sallit | هـِي َ سـَلّـِت |
| They entertained | humma salluhumma salloo | هـُمّ َ سـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might entertain | 'ana yimkin 'asalliaacnaa yimkin aacsally | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَلّي |
| We might entertain | 'ihna yimkin nisalliiicHnaa yimkin nisally | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَلّي |
| You(m) might entertain | 'inta yimkin tisalliiicnta yimkin tisally | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّي |
| You(f) might entertain | 'inti yimkin tisalliiicnti yimkin tisally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّي |
| You(pl) might entertain | 'intu yimkin tisalluiicntoo yimkin tisalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might entertain | huwa yimkin yisallihuwa yimkin yisally | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّي |
| She/it(f) might entertain | hiya yimkin tisallihiya yimkin tisally | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّي |
| They might entertain | humma yimkin yisalluhumma yimkin yisalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I entertain | 'ana basalliaacnaa basally | أنا َ بـَسـَلّي |
| We entertain | 'ihna binsalliiicHnaa binsally | إحنا َ بـِنسـَلّي |
| You(m) entertain | 'inta bitsalliiicnta bitsally | إنت َ بـِتسـَلّي |
| You(f) entertain | 'inti bitsalliiicnti bitsally | إنت ِ بـِتسـَلّي |
| You(pl) entertain | 'intu bitsalluiicntoo bitsalloo | إنتوا بـِتسـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) entertains | huwa biyisallihuwa biyisally | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَلّي |
| She/it(f) entertains | hiya bitsallihiya bitsally | هـِي َ بـِتسـَلّي |
| They entertain | humma biyisalluhumma biyisalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will entertain | 'ana hasalliaacnaa hasally | أنا َ هـَسـَلّي |
| We will entertain | 'ihna hansalliiicHnaa hansally | إحنا َ هـَنسـَلّي |
| You(m) will entertain | 'inta hatsalliiicnta hatsally | إنت َ هـَتسـَلّي |
| You(f) will entertain | 'inti hatsalliiicnti hatsally | إنت ِ هـَتسـَلّي |
| You(pl) will entertain | 'intu hatsalluiicntoo hatsalloo | إنتوا هـَتسـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will entertain | huwa hayisallihuwa hayisally | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَلّي |
| She/it(f) will entertain | hiya hatsallihiya hatsally | هـِي َ هـَتسـَلّي |
| They will entertain | humma hayisalluhumma hayisalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) entertain! | sallisally | سـَلّي |
| You(f) entertain! | sallisally | سـَلّي |
| You(pl) entertain! | sallusalloo | سـَلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is entertained | huwa musallihuwa musally | هـُو َ مـُسـَلّي |
| She/it(f) is entertained | hiya musallyahiya musallyaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَلّيـَة |
| They are entertained | humma musallyeenhumma musallyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَلّيين |
