أَوي — "very" in Egyptian Arabic

أَوي

ʔáwi

very

Franco / chat
awi
Topic
adverbs
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6 of our stories

أَوي 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.

ليلى كانت بنت صغيرة وجميلة أوي.

Layla kanet bent soghayara we gamila awi.

Layla was a very small and beautiful girl.

from Layla's Sweet Day in Egypt

العيال كانوا زعلانين أوي.

El 3eyal kano za3lanin awi.

The kids were very sad.

from Karim's Ball and the Neighborhood Friends

النهاردة، أنا سعيدة أوي.

El Naharda, ana sa3ida awi.

Today, I am very happy.

from An Egyptian Cooking Day in Our Home

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

الجو كان جميل أوي الصبح في حتتنا.

El gaw kan gameel awi el sobh fi 7atetna.

The weather was very beautiful this morning in our neighborhood.

from A Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood

بعد ما نرجع البيت، هعمل سلطات فواكه متنوعة وهاشرب فنجان قهوة تاني مع صحباتي وهنتبسط أوي.

Baʾd ma nergaʾ el beyt, haʾamel salatat fawakih metnawwaʾa w hashrah fangaan ʾahwa tany maʾa soḥabaty w hanetbaset ʾawy.

After we return home, I will make various fruit salads and will drink another cup of coffee with my female friends, and we will enjoy ourselves very much.

from An Egyptian Morning: Coffee, Music, and the Market

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