Verb details

Word:tell a storytell a story 
Meaning:hakaHakY  حـَكى

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I told'ana hakeetaacnaa Hakyt أنا َ حـَكيت
We told'ihna hakeenaiicHnaa Hakynaa إحنا َ حـَكينا
You(m) told'inta hakeetiicnta Hakyt إنت َ حـَكيت
You(f) told'inti hakeetiiicnti Hakyty إنت ِ حـَكيتي
You(pl) told'intu hakeetuiicntoo Hakytoo إنتوا حـَكيتوا
He/it(m) toldhuwa hakahuwa HakY هـُو َ حـَكى
She/it(f) toldhiya hakyithiya Hakyit هـِي َ حـَكيـِت
They toldhumma hakuhumma Hakoo هـُمّ َ حـَكوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might tell'ana yimkin 'ahkiaacnaa yimkin aacHky أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحكي
We might tell'ihna yimkin nihkiiicHnaa yimkin niHky إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحكي
You(m) might tell'inta yimkin tihkiiicnta yimkin tiHky إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحكي
You(f) might tell'inti yimkin tihkiiicnti yimkin tiHky إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحكي
You(pl) might tell'intu yimkin tihkuiicntoo yimkin tiHkoo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحكوا
He/it(m) might tellhuwa yimkin yihkihuwa yimkin yiHky هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحكي
She/it(f) might tellhiya yimkin tihkihiya yimkin tiHky هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحكي
They might tellhumma yimkin yihkuhumma yimkin yiHkoo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحكوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I tell'ana bahkiaacnaa baHky أنا َ بـَحكي
We tell'ihna binihkiiicHnaa biniHky إحنا َ بـِنـِحكي
You(m) tell'inta bitihkiiicnta bitiHky إنت َ بـِتـِحكي
You(f) tell'inti bitihkiiicnti bitiHky إنت ِ بـِتـِحكي
You(pl) tell'intu bitihkuiicntoo bitiHkoo إنتوا بـِتـِحكوا
He/it(m) tellshuwa biyihkihuwa biyiHky هـُو َ بـِيـِحكي
She/it(f) tellshiya bitihkihiya bitiHky هـِي َ بـِتـِحكي
They tellhumma biyihkuhumma biyiHkoo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحكوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will tell'ana hahkiaacnaa haHky أنا َ هـَحكي
We will tell'ihna hanihkiiicHnaa haniHky إحنا َ هـَنـِحكي
You(m) will tell'inta hatihkiiicnta hatiHky إنت َ هـَتـِحكي
You(f) will tell'inti hatihkiiicnti hatiHky إنت ِ هـَتـِحكي
You(pl) will tell'intu hatihkuiicntoo hatiHkoo إنتوا هـَتـِحكوا
He/it(m) will tellhuwa hayihkihuwa hayiHky هـُو َ هـَيـِحكي
She/it(f) will tellhiya hatihkihiya hatiHky هـِي َ هـَتـِحكي
They will tellhumma hayihkuhumma hayiHkoo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحكوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) tell!'ihkiiicHky إحكي
You(f) tell!'ihkiiicHky إحكي
You(pl) tell!'ihkuiicHkoo إحكوا