شقة — "apartment" in Egyptian Arabic

شقة

ša''a

apartment

Topic
city and transportation
Seen in
6 of our stories

شقة 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.

مشمش كانت مستنياهم عند باب الشقة.

Meshmesh kanet mestanyahom 3and bab el sha2qa.

Meshmesh was waiting for them at the apartment door.

from Layla's Sweet Day in Egypt

أنا بفتح الباب وهما بيدخلوا؛ الشقة بتاعتي صغيرة بس حلوة.

Ana bafta7 el bab w homa byedkholo; el sha22a beta3ty soghayyara bas 7elwa.

I open the door and they enter; my apartment is small but nice.

from Friends Visiting My Apartment

بس فين شقة جديدة للعرسان

Bas feen sha'a gedeeda lel-ersaan?

But where is a new apartment for the newlyweds?

from The Wedding Plan

سارة قالت أنا هروق الشقة وأجهز الغدا بدري عشان عندي مشوار مهم

Sara qalet ana ha-rawwaq el-shaqqa w aghahhez el-ghada badri ashan andi meshwar mohem.

Sara said: I will tidy the apartment and prepare lunch early because I have an important errand.

from Neighbors and Good Morning

احنا عايزين شقة جديدة

Ehna aayzeen sha'a gedeeda.

We want a new apartment.

from Wedding Preparations

ريحة اكل حلوة قوي طلعت من شقة اميرة

rīḥet akl ḥelwa qawiṭ ṭalaʿet men shaʾʾet Amīra.

A very nice food smell came out of Amira's apartment.

from A Nice Smell from the Neighbors' Apartment

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