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71 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic عايز ‘ عايزة are not verbs in Arabic; they are active participles known as اسم ِ فاعل . Read more here about the active participle in English. For more explanation and examples on the active participle in ECA, check this link. To negate verbs, whether present or past, in ECA use ما before the verb and ش after it. For example, “ We do not eat ” is: مَا ِْ شبْنَاكُل Read and listen to following examples of present tense verbs and their negation: الإنجليزية ِ باللغة ِ المعنى ِ في ِ المنفي ِ الفعل جملة ِ في ِ المضارع Negated verb in a sentence ِ في ِ الفعل المضارع ِ الضمائر I do not understand French. . فَرَنْسَاوي ِ مَابَفْهَمْش بَافْهَم أنا You don’t read newspapers. . جَرَايد ِ مابْتقراش بتقْرا َِ إنت Why don’t you (f.s.2) write in the papers? ِ الورق ِ في ِ مابْتكتبيش ليه؟ بتكْتبي ِ إنت He doesn ’ t eat a lot. . كتير ِ مابْيَاكُلش بيَاكُل هو She doesn ’ t play in the sand. . الَرَمْل ِ في ِ مابْتلْعَبش بتلْعَب هي We do not smoke shisha. ( بنشرب also means “ drink ”) . شيشَة ِ مابْنشْرَبْش بنشْرَب إحنا You (all) don ’ t cook in the morning. الصُبْح ِ مابتطبُخُوش . بتُطْبُخُوا إنتم