هيبلع الكبسولة دلوقتي.

A common Egyptian pronunciation is ha-yiblaʿ el-kab-SOO-la del-WAʔ-ti.

A more learner-friendly transliteration is:

• هيبلع = hayiblaʿ
• الكبسولة = el-kabsūla
• دلوقتي = delwaʔti or dilwaʔti

Two sounds may feel unfamiliar:

• ʔ = a glottal stop, like the break in uh-oh
• ʿ = the Arabic letter ع, which has no exact English equivalent

هيبلع can be broken down like this:

• هـ = future marker, usually pronounced ha-
• يبلع = he swallows / he swallows down

So هيبلع means he will swallow or he is going to swallow.

A useful detail: even though the word begins with ه, short vowels usually are not written in Arabic, so learners pronounce it ha-, not just h-.

Because the verb already tells you the subject.

In يبلع, the prefix يـ marks third person masculine singular, so the verb itself already means he swallows.

That means:

• هيبلع الكبسولة دلوقتي = natural and complete
• هو هيبلع الكبسولة دلوقتي = also possible, but هو is added only if you want extra clarity, emphasis, or contrast

That is a very common Egyptian Arabic question.

In Egyptian:

• بيبلع = he swallows / he is swallowing
• هيبلع = he will swallow / he’s going to swallow

So the sentence uses the future form, not the present.

Very roughly:

• بـ often marks present or habitual action
• هـ / حـ marks future

It can do both, depending on context.

In many situations, هيبلع simply means he will swallow.
But with دلوقتي = now, the sentence often sounds more immediate:

• He’ll swallow the capsule now
• He’s going to swallow the capsule now
• He’s about to swallow the capsule now

So in real conversation, it often suggests an action that is about to happen very soon.

Yes. Verb-first word order is very normal.

This sentence is:

• هيبلع = verb
• الكبسولة = object
• دلوقتي = time expression

So the structure is basically Verb + Object + Time.

You could also say:

• هو هيبلع الكبسولة دلوقتي

That version includes the subject explicitly. Both are possible, but the original sentence is completely natural.

الكبسولة is the capsule.

The beginning الـ is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• كبسولة = a capsule
• الكبسولة = the capsule

In Egyptian Arabic, الـ is often pronounced el-.

So الكبسولة is typically pronounced el-kabsūla.

Good observation. The ل in الـ is pronounced before moon letters and assimilates before sun letters.

Since ك in كبسولة is a moon letter, the ل stays:

• الكبسولة = el-kabsūla

Compare that with a sun-letter example:

• الشمس is pronounced esh-shams, not el-shams

So here the l sound remains because ك does not trigger assimilation.

In this sentence, it is pronounced like -a:

• الكبسولة = el-kabsūla

So you do not say kabsūlat here.

That final ة is called taa marbuuTa. In pause or as a standalone word, Egyptian Arabic usually pronounces it as -a. In some grammatical connections, a t sound can reappear, but not in this sentence.

دلوقتي means now, right now, or at the moment.

It is a very common Egyptian Arabic word. You may also see or hear related forms such as:

• دلوقت
• دلوقتي
• pronunciations like delwaʔti or dilwaʔti

In this sentence, it makes the action feel immediate.

The last sound is ع.

This sound does not exist in English, so it often takes practice. In يبلع, the ending is something like -blaʿ.

A few helpful points:

• It is produced deep in the throat
• It is not the same as English a, r, or g
• There is no exact English equivalent

If you are a beginner, it is better to aim for a throat sound than to ignore it completely. Even an approximate ʿ is better than dropping it in careful practice.

A Modern Standard Arabic version would usually be something like:

• سيبتلع الكبسولة الآن
• or سوف يبتلع الكبسولة الآن

A few key differences:

• Egyptian هيبلع corresponds to MSA سيبتلع / سوف يبتلع
• Egyptian بلع is the everyday colloquial verb here
• MSA often uses ابتلع in this context
• Egyptian دلوقتي corresponds to MSA الآن

So the sentence you were given is clearly Egyptian colloquial, not formal standard Arabic.