عشا — "dinner" in Egyptian Arabic

عشا

3áša

dinner

Topic
food and drink
Seen in
6 of our stories

عشا in a sentence

Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.

بالليل، كلوا عشا لذيذ عملته ماما في المطبخ.

Bel leil, kalou 3asha laziz 3amalto Mama fel matbakh.

At night, they ate a delicious dinner that Mom made in the kitchen.

from Layla's Sweet Day in Egypt

كل الاهل بيتجمعوا في البيت على العشا

Kol el ahl byetgama'u fel beet 'ala el 'asha

All the family gathers at home for dinner.

from Family Gathering for Dinner

وبعدين انا رايحه اشتري حاجات من السوق عشان العشا بتاع الليله

Waba'adein ana rayha ashtiri hagat min es souq ashan el asha beta' el leila.

And then I am going to buy things from the market for tonight's dinner.

from Wedding Preparations

هنشتري حاجات بسيطة للغدا والعشا وناخد العربية

Hanestari hagat baseeta lel-ghada wel-asha we nakhed el-arabeya

We will buy simple things for lunch and dinner and take the car.

from Weekend Trip Plan

على العشا شاف سمك و رز و خضار

ʕala l-ʕasha shāf samak w rozz w khoḍaar.

At dinner, he saw fish, rice, and vegetables.

from Ahmed and the Many Questions

ماما امرتني اخلص قبل العشا

máma ʔamáritni áẖlaṣ ʔabl il-ʕaša

Mom ordered me to finish before dinner.

from A Problem in the Room

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