جِدّو — "grandpa" in Egyptian Arabic

جِدّو

gíddu

grandpa

Topic
family
Seen in
4 of our stories

جِدّو 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.

النهارده جدو وبنته راحوا المحل

El naharda geddo w bento raho el mahal.

Today, Grandpa and his granddaughter went to the shop.

from Grandpa and the Shop

جدو وتيتا بيحبوا البيت الهادي قوي

Gido w teta be7ebu el beet el hady awi.

Grandpa and Grandma really love the quiet house.

from The Weekend Trip

جدو وتيتا كانوا بيتكلموا عن زمان وحكايات كتير

Geddo w Teta kanoo biyetkallimoo 3an zamaan w hekayat kteer.

Grandpa and Grandma were talking about old times and many stories.

from Family Gathering for Lunch

هو بيسأل ايه ده يا جدو

howa biyisa'al eh da ya geddo

He asks, "What is this, grandpa?"

from The Little Boy's Questions

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