الأخْبار — "the news" in Egyptian Arabic
الأخْبار
ilʔaxbār [pl.]
the news
- Topic
- recreation and relaxation
- Seen in
- 4 of our stories
الأخْبار 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.
بابا بيقعد في الأوضة و بيشوف الأخبار في التليفزيون.
Baba biyuud fi el-oda wa biyishoof el-akhbar fi el-television.
Dad sits in the room and watches the news on the television.
مسكت تليفوني واتصلت بيها عشان أحكيلها كل الأخبار
Masakt telefooni wattesalt beeha ashan ahkeelaha koll el akhbar.
I grabbed my phone and called her to tell her all the news.
from A Nice Call
خالتي بتحب تتكلم عن الاخبار السياسية وعن رئيس الجمهورية
Khalti betḥebb tetkallem ʿan el-akhbār es-siyāsīya wa ʿan raʾīs el-gomhūrīya.
My aunt loves to talk about political news and about the President of the Republic.
from A Visit to My Aunt
بشرب قهوة وبقرا الاخبار شوية
Bashrab 'ahwa w ba'ra el akhbar shwaya.
I drink coffee and read the news a little.
from A Busy Morning