Verb To Talk

Modern Standard Arabic

Present Tense Conjugation


Pronunciation Meaning Arabic
Ana atakallam I talk انا اتكلم
Anta tatakallam You talk (M.) انت تتكلم
Anty tatakallamy / Anty tatakallameen You talk (F.) انت تتكلمي / انت تتكلمين
Howa yatakallam He talks هو يتكلم
Heya tatakallam She talks هي تتكلم
Hom yatakallamo / Hom yatakallamoon They talk هم يتكلموا / هم يتكلمون
Antom tatakallamo / Antom tatakallamoon You talk (Pl.) انتم تتكلموا / انتم تتكلمون
Na7no natakallam We talk نحن نتكلم

Agent noun:
متكلم = Speaker (M.) = motakallem
متكلمة = Speaker (F.) = motakallema
متكلمون = Speakers (Pl.) = motakallemoon
متكلمين = Speakers (Pl.) = motakallemeen

Verbal noun: 
كلمة = A word = kalema
كلام = Speech = Kalam

Examples:
انا اتكلم مع اخي
I talk to my brother.

نحن نتكلم عن الصحة
We talk about health 

Notes:
If you want to say: "Talk to", you can use the preposition مع 
If you want to say: "Talk 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.