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title: "تَكَلَّمَ (takallama) meaning in Arabic: to speak, to talk"
description: "تَكَلَّمَ (takallama) means “to speak, to talk”. Root ك·ل·م, pattern تَفَعَّلَ, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/takallama"
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# تَكَلَّمَ

*takallama* · **to speak, to talk**

تَكَلَّمَ (takallama) is an Arabic verb meaning “to speak, to talk”. It is built on the root ك·ل·م in the pattern تَفَعَّلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ك·ل·م
- Pattern: تَفَعَّلَ
- Level: A2

## Forms of تَكَلَّمَ

- Present: يَتَكَلَّمُ

## Words from the root ك·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ك·ل·م with تَكَلَّمَ; each opens its own entry.

- [كَلِمَة](https://fasaha.app/w/kalimat) — kalima, word (A0)
- [كَلَام](https://fasaha.app/w/kalam) — kalām, speech, talk (A2)
- [مُتَكَلِّم](https://fasaha.app/w/mutakallim) — mutakallim, speaker (B2)

## How to read تَكَلَّمَ, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ل — لام (lām): l
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about تَكَلَّمَ

### What is the root of تَكَلَّمَ?

The root of تَكَلَّمَ is ك·ل·م. Words built on the same root include كَلِمَة (word), كَلَام (speech, talk), مُتَكَلِّم (speaker).

### What pattern does تَكَلَّمَ follow?

تَكَلَّمَ follows the pattern تَفَعَّلَ, with the root letters ك·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is تَكَلَّمَ?

Fasaha first uses تَكَلَّمَ at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)