أيّام — "days" in Egyptian Arabic
أيّام
ayyaam
days
- Franco / chat
- ayyam
- Topic
- time
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
أيّام 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.
أيام العيد كانت قربت أوي وماتش مصر كمان.
Ayam el Eid kanet 2arabet awi w match Masr kaman.
Eid days were very close, and Egypt's match was also coming soon.
سألته اخبارك ايه يا صاحبي فين ايام زمان
Sa'alto: akhbarak eh ya saHby? Feen ayyam zaman?
I asked him: "How are you, my friend? Where are the old days?"
from A Chance Encounter
خدت تليفونه عشان نتكلم أكتر الأيام الجاية
Khaddt telefoono ashan netkallem aktar el ayam el gayya
I took his phone so we can talk more in the coming days.
from A Chance Encounter
بابا بصلي وابتسم وقال فهمت يا بنتي انك بتحبي الايام دي
Baba basseli webtasam w 2al "Fahimt ya benti ennaky bet7ebbi el-ayyam di."
Dad looked at me and smiled and said, "I understood, my daughter, that you love these days."
from Match Day
صباح النور يا ام علي الغسالة بتاعتي بايظة والهدوم مكومة عندي بقالها ايام
Sabah el-noor ya Om Ali, el-ghassāla beta'ty bayẓa wel-hedoom mekawwama 'andy ba'alha ayyam.
Good morning, Umm Ali, my washing machine is broken and the clothes have been piled up for days.
from The Expert Neighbor
ايام المطر بتبقى حلوة للقعدة مع العيلة في البيت
Ayam el-matar beteb'a helwa lel-a'da ma'a el-'eila fel-bayt
Rainy days are nice for sitting with family at home.
from A Rainy Day at Home
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