حلّة — "pot" in Egyptian Arabic
حلّة
Halla
pot
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حلّة 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.
حطيت كل حاجة في الحلة الكبيرة
Hatteet kol haga fi el halla el kebeera.
I put everything in the big pot.
from The New Dish
حطيتهم في الحلة وسمعت صوت الطشطشة
Hattett'hom fel hella we sema't sot el tashtasha
I put them in the pot and heard the sizzling sound.
from A New Dish
حطيت كتير ملح وشوية سكر بالغلط في الحلة
Hattayt keteer malh w shewaya sukkar belghalat fel hella
I put a lot of salt and a little sugar by mistake in the pot
from First-Time Cooking
بياع الفُل، اللي كان شايل حلة كبيرة، ابتسم وقال بصوت عالي: صباح الخير يا ست البنات! تحبي تاكلي فُل سخن؟
Bayya3 el-ful, elly kan shayel 7ella kebira, ebtesem w 'al be-sout 3ali: "Sabah el-kheir ya sett el-banat! Te7ebbi takli ful sokhn?"
The ful vendor, who was carrying a large pot, smiled and said loudly: "Good morning, lady of all girls! Would you like to eat hot ful?"
بعدين حطيت اللحمة والسخن طلع من الحلة
Ba'dein hattait el-lahma wel-sokhn tala' men el-halla.
Then I put the meat, and heat came out of the pot.
from A New Dish
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