دقائق — "minutes" in Egyptian Arabic

دقائق

da'aaya

minutes

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دقائق 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.

قلوبنا كانت بتدق بسرعة في آخر دقايق من الماتش.

Oloobna kanet betde' be sor'a fi akher da'ayeq mel matsh.

Our hearts were beating fast in the last minutes of the match.

from Football and Friends Gathering

مش معقول كمية الكلام اللي بيقولها في خمس دقايق بس

Mish ma'oul kammiyya el-kalam elli biy'oolha fi khams da'ayeq bas.

It's unbelievable the amount of talking he does in just five minutes.

from The Endless Questions

انا مستني بقالي عشر دقايق

Ana mestanny ba2aly 3ashar da2aye2.

I have been waiting for ten minutes.

from Waiting at the Cafe

عندي يا دوب عشر دقايق عشان اجهز

Andi ya doob ashar da'aye' ashan agehaz.

I have barely ten minutes to get ready.

from A Problem at Home

الفريق بتاعنا جاب جولين في اول عشر دقايق

El-faree' beta'na gab goleen fi awwal 'ashar da'aye'

Our team scored two goals in the first ten minutes

from The Wrong Football Match

صاحبي وصل يا دوب بعد خمس دقايق

Saḥbi waṣal ya doob ba'd khamas da'aye'

My friend arrived after barely five minutes

from Waiting at the Cafe

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