جعان — "hungry" in Egyptian Arabic
جعان
ga3ān
hungry
- Topic
- food and drink
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
جعان 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.
انا هكمل مشي معاها عشان انا جعان
ana hakammel mashy maaha ashan ana gaan
I will continue walking with her because I am hungry.
from The Guide Cat
عمر عنده تلاتين سنة وبيشتغل ميكانيكي في الدقي، وهو دايما جعان.
Omar ando talateen sana wa biyishtaghal meekaneekee fee El Dokki, wa howa dayman gaaan.
Omar is thirty years old and works as a mechanic in Dokki, and he is always hungry.
قولتله انا جعان انا هعمل اكل
Oltelo ana gaaan ana haamel akl.
I told him I am hungry, I will cook food.
كنت جعان جدا بس مفيش اكل سهل في البيت
Kunt gaaan giddan bas mafish akl sahl fil beit
I was very hungry but there was no easy food at home
أنا جعان اوي ولما بشوف عيلتي مبسوطة كده أنا بكون مبسوط جدا
Ana gaaan awi w lama bashoof 3eilti mabsoota keda ana bakoon mabsoot giddan
I am very hungry, and when I see my family happy like this, I get very happy.
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