ألعاب — "games" in Egyptian Arabic

ألعاب

al3aab

games

Topic
sports and hobbies
Seen in
6 of our stories

ألعاب 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.

اصحابي هيلعبوا العاب على تليفوناتهم بس جدتي عايزة تحكي قصص زمان

Ashabi hayel'abou al'ab ala telefoonat-hom bas gaddeti ayza tahki qesas zaman

My friends will play games on their phones, but my grandmother wants to tell old stories.

from A Two-Generation Birthday

كان شكل حياته مختلف خالص عن ايامنا زمان هو بيكلم اولاده عن ألعاب جديدة

Kan shakl hayato mokhtalef khales 'an ayyamna zaman howwa beykallem awlado 'an al'ab gedeeda.

His life looked completely different from our days back then; he was talking to his children about new games.

from A Chance Encounter

اصحابها بيقولوا اهلا بيكي يا سارة ومبسوطين بالالعاب الجديدة

Ashaabha bi'oolo ahlan beeki ya Sara w mabsooteen bel-al'aab el-gedeeda.

Her friends say "Welcome to you, Sara" and are happy with the new games.

from Birthday and Two Generations

الشباب عايزين اتنين او تلاته اماكن جديدة فيها بحر او العاب

El shabab ayzeen etneen aw talata amaken gedida feeha bahr aw al'ab.

The youth want two or three new places with a beach or games.

from Weekend Trip

انا بحب العب العاب على الموبايل

Ana bahebb al'ab al'aab 'ala el-mobaayil.

I love to play games on my mobile.

from A Visit to Grandma

اخويا قاعد مع التليفون بتاعه بيلعب العاب

Akhouya aa'ed ma' el-telefoon beta'o biyel'ab al'aab.

My brother is sitting with his phone playing games.

from Rain at Home

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