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.
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.
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.
ماما امرتني اخلص قبل العشا
máma ʔamáritni áẖlaṣ ʔabl il-ʕaša
Mom ordered me to finish before dinner.