"Learning" (present) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, "Learning" (the verb, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) (m) Bt3lm

(I) (f) Bt3lm

(You) (m) Btt3lm

(You) (f) Btt3lmy

(You, plural) Btt3lmo

(He) Byt3lm

(She) Btt3lm

(We) Bnt3lm

(They) Byt3lmo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بتعلم (m) (I)

بتعلم (f) (I)

بتتعلم (m) (You)

بتتعلمي  (f) (You)

بتتعلموا  (You, plural)

بيتعلم (He)

بتتعلم (She)

بنتعلم (We)

ببتعلموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"I am learning to play the guitar."

Ana bt3lm al3b guitar.

.أنا بتعلم العب جيتار

 
"I'm not learning as fast as I hoped."

Ana msh bt3lm bsor3a zy m ana 3ayz.

.أنا مش بتعلم بسرعة زي ما أنا عايز

 
"Are you learning the choreo today?"

Htt3lm el r2sa enharda?

هتتعلم الرقصة النهاردة؟

 
"What are you guys learning in class today?"

Htt3lmo eh fe el fasl enharda?

هتتعلموا ايه في الفصل النهاردة؟

 
"He is learning to swim this summer."

Hwa byt3lm sba7a el sef da.

.هو بيتعلم سباحة الصيف ده

 
"He isn't learning the formulas easily."

Hwa msh byt3lm el formulas bshola.

.هو مش بيعلم الفورميلاز بسهولة

 
"She is learning to bake cakes."

Hya btt3lm t3ml keka.

.هي بتتعلم تعمل كيكة

 
"We’re learning together in the workshop."

E7na bnt3lm swa f el warsha.

.إحنا بنتعلم سوا في الورشة

 
"They are learning the basics first."

Homa byt3lmo el asasyat el awl.

.هما بيتعلموا الأساسيات الأول

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

"Learning" (present) in Lebanese Arabic

"Learning" (present) in Tunisian Arabic

"Learning" (present) in Greek
 

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