جنب — "next to" in Egyptian Arabic

جنب

gamb

next to

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Topic
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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.

from Karim's Ball and the Neighborhood Friends

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.

from The Good Neighbors' Friends

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.

from The way to Grandma's house

انا بقعد جنب ابويا

Ana baaod ganb abouya

I sit next to my father.

from The Family Lunch

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.

from The National Team Match with the Family

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