امبارح — "yesterday" in Egyptian Arabic

امبارح

imbaariH

yesterday

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امبارح 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.

أنا وأختي روحنا بيت تيتا إمبارح.

Ana w okhti ro7na beit teeta embare7.

My sister and I went to grandma's house yesterday.

from Grandma's Visit

أحمد قال: "ايوه، أنا شوفتها امبارح برضه".

Ahmed aal: "Aywa, ana shoftaha embare7 bardo."

Ahmed said: "Yes, I saw her yesterday too."

from A Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood

إمبارح شغلّت مزيكا حلوة عشان أروّق دماغي، وكانت أغاني قديمة كتير عجبتني.

Embareh shaghghalt mazeeka ḥelwa ʾashan ʾarawwaʾ demaghi, we kanet ʾaghani ʾadeema keteir ʾagabetny.

Yesterday I played beautiful music to clear my head, and they were many old songs that I liked.

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

أحمد راح السوق الكبير في القاهرة امبارح.

Ahmed rah el sooq el kebir fel Qahera embareh.

Ahmed went to the big market in Cairo yesterday.

from A Day at the Market

امبارح قعدنا مع بعض واتكلمنا عن أحلامنا الجديدة.

Embareh aadna maa baad we etkallamna aan ahlamna el gedida.

Yesterday we sat together and talked about our new dreams.

from My Family in Cairo

هو كان مع اخواتي في البيت امبارح

hwa kan ma akhwati fi el beit embareh

He was with my siblings in the house yesterday.

from A Day at the House

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