جنب — "next to" in Egyptian Arabic
جنب
gamb
next to
- Franco / chat
- ganb
- Topic
- geography
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
جنب 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.
ملعبهم كان جنب الجامع القديم.
Mal3abhom kan ganb el game3 el adim.
Their playground was next to the old mosque.
أحمد وأصحابه كل يوم بيلعبوا كورة في الشارع جنب بيوتهم.
Ahmed w as7abo kol yom beyel3abu kora fel shari3 gamb beyoot'hom.
Ahmed and his friends play football every day in the street next to their houses.
هو شاف أصحابه علي ومنى جنب محل الفاكهة.
Howa shaf ashabo Ali w Mona gamb mahl el faka.
He saw his friends Ali and Mona next to the fruit shop.
from A Day at the Market
الراجل بيقول البيت جنب الجامع الكبير
el ragel beyeool el beit ganb el gameaa el kebeer
The man says the house is next to the big mosque.
امي عملتلنا فشار وشاي مسكر وقعدت جنب ابويا اللي كان متوتر اوي
ommy 3amaletlena feshar wa shay mesakkar wa 2a3adet ganb abouya elly kan metwattar awy
My mom made us popcorn and sweet tea and sat next to my dad who was very nervous.
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