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.

from A Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood

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.

from A Visit to My Grandmother

هي ادته طبق كيكة سخنة

heya edeto taba keka sochna

She gave him a plate of hot cake.

from The Neighbors Morning

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

from Engagement Preparations

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?"

from Sara's Birthday and Laughter

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