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He, she, we, they do
Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 13
GoalUse the present tense with هُوَّ، هِيَّ، إِحْنَا and هُمَّا.
New words
هُوَّ بِيِشْرَب (huwwa biyishrab) · he drinksهِيَّ بِتِشْرَب (hiyya bitishrab) · she drinksإِحْنَا بِنِشْرَب (iḥna binishrab) · we drinkهُمَّا بِيِشْرَبُوا (humma biyishrabu) · they drinkهُوَّ بِيِكْتِب (huwwa biyiktib) · he writesهُمَّا بِيِكْتِبُوا (humma biyiktibu) · they write
Explanation
Here are the other persons. «He» uses بِيِـ and «she» uses بِتِـ, the same as «you» to a man. «We» uses بِنِـ. «They» uses بِيِـ and the ending -ـُوا. Learn one verb with all its persons and then copy the pattern for other verbs. Say the pronoun when it is not clear: هِيَّ بِتِشْرَب.
| Pronoun | Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا | بَشْرَب | I drink |
| إِنْتَ | بِتِشْرَب | you (man) drink |
| إِنْتِي | بِتِشْرَبِي | you (woman) drink |
| هُوَّ | بِيِشْرَب | he drinks |
| هِيَّ | بِتِشْرَب | she drinks |
| إِحْنَا | بِنِشْرَب | we drink |
| هُمَّا | بِيِشْرَبُوا | they drink |
Worked examples
Dina
بَابَا بِيِشْرَب قَهْوَة.
Karim
وِمَامَا بِتِشْرَب شَاي.
Dina
وِإِحْنَا بِنِشْرَب لَبَن.
Karim
وِالوِلَاد بِيِشْرَبُوا عَصِير.
«Write»: he, she, they. Press each card.
Class activity
Write the seven forms of بَشْرَب on paper, one under another, with the pronouns. Then do the same for بَكْتِب: بَكْتِب، بِتِكْتِب، بِتِكْتِبِي، بِيِكْتِب، بِتِكْتِب، بِنِكْتِب، بِيِكْتِبُوا.
Practice
1
Say «she drinks».
هِيَّ بِتِشْرَب.
2
Say «we write».
إِحْنَا بِنِكْتِب.
3
Two children are in the picture. Say «they drink».
هُمَّا بِيِشْرَبُوا.
4
Which pronoun fits بِيِكْتِبُوا: هُوَّ or هُمَّا?
هُمَّا.
5
Press Listen. Who drinks tea: he, we or they?
They: هُمَّا بِيِشْرَبُوا شَاي.