Verb details

Word:challaKallY  خـَلّى
Meaning:waitwait 

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I waited'ana challeetaacnaa Kallyt أنا َ خـَلّيت
We waited'ihna challeenaiicHnaa Kallynaa إحنا َ خـَلّينا
You(m) waited'inta challeetiicnta Kallyt إنت َ خـَلّيت
You(f) waited'inti challeetiiicnti Kallyty إنت ِ خـَلّيتي
You(pl) waited'intu challeetuiicntoo Kallytoo إنتوا خـَلّيتوا
He/it(m) waitedhuwa challahuwa KallY هـُو َ خـَلّى
She/it(f) waitedhiya challithiya Kallit هـِي َ خـَلّـِت
They waitedhumma challuhumma Kalloo هـُمّ َ خـَلّوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

EnglishEgyptian
I might wait'ana yimkin 'achalliaacnaa yimkin aacKally أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَلّي
We might wait'ihna yimkin nichalliiicHnaa yimkin niKally إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَلّي
You(m) might wait'inta yimkin tichalliiicnta yimkin tiKally إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
You(f) might wait'inti yimkin tichalliiicnti yimkin tiKally إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
You(pl) might wait'intu yimkin tichalluiicntoo yimkin tiKalloo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّوا
He/it(m) might waithuwa yimkin yichallihuwa yimkin yiKally هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) might waithiya yimkin tichallihiya yimkin tiKally هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
They might waithumma yimkin yichalluhumma yimkin yiKalloo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I wait'ana bachalliaacnaa baKally أنا َ بـَخـَلّي
We wait'ihna binchalliiicHnaa binKally إحنا َ بـِنخـَلّي
You(m) wait'inta bitchalliiicnta bitKally إنت َ بـِتخـَلّي
You(f) wait'inti bitchalliiicnti bitKally إنت ِ بـِتخـَلّي
You(pl) wait'intu bitchalluiicntoo bitKalloo إنتوا بـِتخـَلّوا
He/it(m) waitshuwa biyichallihuwa biyiKally هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) waitshiya bitchallihiya bitKally هـِي َ بـِتخـَلّي
They waithumma biyichalluhumma biyiKalloo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَلّوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will wait'ana hachalliaacnaa haKally أنا َ هـَخـَلّي
We will wait'ihna hanchalliiicHnaa hanKally إحنا َ هـَنخـَلّي
You(m) will wait'inta hatchalliiicnta hatKally إنت َ هـَتخـَلّي
You(f) will wait'inti hatchalliiicnti hatKally إنت ِ هـَتخـَلّي
You(pl) will wait'intu hatchalluiicntoo hatKalloo إنتوا هـَتخـَلّوا
He/it(m) will waithuwa hayichallihuwa hayiKally هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) will waithiya hatchallihiya hatKally هـِي َ هـَتخـَلّي
They will waithumma hayichalluhumma hayiKalloo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَلّوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) wait!challiKally خـَلّي
You(f) wait!challiKally خـَلّي
You(pl) wait!challuKalloo خـَلّوا