Verb To Speak

Modern Standard Arabic

Present Tense Conjugation


Pronunciation Meaning Arabic
Ana ata7addath I speak انا اتحدث
Anta tata7addath You speak (M.) انت تتحدث
Anty tata7addathy / Anty tata7addatheen You speak (F.) انت تتحدثي / انت تتحدثين
Howa yata7addath He speaks هو يتحدث
Heya tata7addath She speaks هي تتحدث
Hom yata7addatho / Hom yata7addathoon They speak هم يتحدثوا / هم يتحدثون
Antom tata7addatho / Antom tata7addathoon You speak (Pl.) انتم تتحدثوا / انتم تتحدثون
Na7no nata7addath We speak نحن نتحدث

Agent noun:
متحدث = Speaker (M.) = Mota7addeth
متحدثة = Speaker (F.) = Mota7addetha
متحدثون = Speakers = Mota7addethoon
متحدثون = Speakers = Mota7addetheen

Verbal noun: 
حديث = Speech = حديث

Examples:
اريد ان اتحدث معك قليلاً
I want to have a word with you.
Ored an ata7addath ma3ak kalilan

الوزير يتحدث الآن
The minister is speaking now. 
Alwazeer yata7addath al2aan

Notes:
If you want to say: "Speak with", you can use the preposition مع 
If you want to say: "Speak about", you can use the preposition عن

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Abbreviations:
(M.) = Masculine: Use it when you speak with a man or a boy.
(F.) = Feminine: Use it when you speak with a woman or a girl.
(Pl.) = Plural.