هدية — "gift" in Egyptian Arabic

هدية

hidiyya

gift

Topic
sports and hobbies
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هدية 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 اديته كورة وهو كان مبسوط قوي بالهديه

ana edetou kora we howa kan mabsout awy bel hadeya

I gave him a ball and he was very happy with the gift

from Football Match

في الاخر اداني هديه لمعي مع الجلابيه

fi el aakhir iddaani hidiyya lamei maa el galabiyya

At the end he gave me a shiny gift with the galabeya.

from A Trip to the Market

منى عايزة تفتح الهدية دي

Mona ayza tefta7 el hedeyya di

Mona wants to open this gift

from A Surprise Birthday

هي عايزة هدية لمامتها.

Hiyya 3ayza hadiyya li-mamatha.

She wanted a gift for her mother.

from A Gift from Khan el-Khalili

ماما وبابا اشتروا هدية حلوة لبنت عمي في ديسمبر

Mama w baba eshtaraw hedeya helwa le bent ammi fi december

Mom and Dad bought a nice gift for my cousin in December.

from The December Gift

أزيك يا عمو، أنا عايزة هدية. سألت بتردد.

Azzayik ya 3ammo, ana 3ayza hedeyya. Sa'alet bi-taraddud.

How are you, uncle? I want a gift. She asked hesitantly.

from Greetings in Khan el-Khalili

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