أكْل — "food" in Egyptian Arabic
أكْل
ʔakl
food
- Franco / chat
- akl
- Topic
- food and drink
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
أكْل 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.
منى بتحب تطبخ أكل حلو لأولادها.
Mona bethebb tetbokh akl helw le awladha.
Mona loves to cook delicious food for their children.
ماما كانت بتعمل أكل حلو.
Mama kanet betamel 2akl helw.
Mom was making delicious food.
هي دايماً بتعمل أكل حلو لينا كلنا، وأولادي بيحبوه أوي.
Heya dayman beta3mel akl helw leena kollena, w awladi bey7ebboh awi.
She always makes delicious food for all of us, and my children love it very much.
from Grandma's Visit
أهله أكلوا الأكل مع بعض في الأوضة الصغيرة.
Ahlo akalu el akl mabaad fel oda el soghayara.
His family ate the food together in the small room.
from A Day at the Market
بابايا بيشتغل في شركة كبيرة، وماما بتعمل لنا أكل حلو.
Babaya biyeshtaghal fee sherka kebira, we mama betamel lena akl helw.
My father works in a big company, and mom makes delicious food for us.
from My Family in Cairo
ماما بتجيب أكل كويس أوي لغدانا.
Mama bitgeeb akl kwayis awi lighadana.
Mom brings very good food for our lunch.
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