كيْكة — "cake" in Egyptian Arabic
كيْكة
kēka
cake
- Topic
- food and drink
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
كيْكة 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.
نور كان عندها كيكة صغيرة عملتها أمها.
Nour kan 3andaha keeka soghayara 3ameletha ommaha.
Nour had a small cake her mother made.
انا عملت كيكة حلوة عشان عيلتك
ana amalt kika helwa ashan eiltak
I made a nice cake for your family.
from Good Neighbors
احنا اكلنا كيكة حلوة مع بعض
ehna akalna kika helwa maa baad
We ate sweet cake together.
هي ادته طبق كيكة سخنة
heya edeto taba keka sochna
She gave him a plate of hot cake.
جدتي كانت بتدوق الكيكة بفرحة وباين عليها مبسوطة اوي
Gaddatī kānet bitdū' el-kīka bi-farḥa w-bāyin 3alēha mabsūṭa awī
My grandmother was tasting the cake with joy, and she looked very happy
باباها شاف الكيكة وضحك وقال مين ساب الشمع مولع
babaha shaf el keika we dehek we 'al min saab el shama3 mola3
Her dad saw the cake and laughed, saying, "Who left the candles burning?"
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