كلب — "dog" in Egyptian Arabic

كلب

kalb

dog

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كلب 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.

شفت قطة كبيرة بتجري ورا كلب صغير

Shoft 'oTTa kebeera betegry wara kalb soghayyar

I saw a big cat running after a small dog.

from A Visit to the Local Market

ده كلب صغير بتاعي

Da kalb soghayyar beta'i

This is my small dog.

from The Neighbor and the Dog

عرفت ان ده لبس الكلب بتاعي

Araft in da libs el kalb beta'i.

I realized that these were my dog's clothes.

from The New Clothes Surprise

هي عايزة كركديه جديد، ورأت كلب صغير.

Hiya ayza karkadeh gedid, wa ra'at kalb sagheer.

She wants new karkade, and she saw a small dog.

from Mona in Khan el-Khalili

فجأة الكلب الصغير دخل المطبخ

Fag2a el-kalb el-ṣoghayyar dakhal el-maṭbakh.

Suddenly the small dog entered the kitchen.

from Family Gathering

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