كنبة — "sofa" in Egyptian Arabic
كنبة
kanaba
sofa
- Topic
- vocabulary from around the house
- Seen in
- 2 of our stories
كنبة 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.
ليه السما زرقا يا ماما وليه القطة بتنام على الكنبة
Leh el-sama zar2a ya Mama we leh el-2otta betnam 3ala el-kanaba?
Why is the sky blue, Mom, and why does the cat sleep on the sofa?
قعدت على الكنبة وشفت تلفزيون
A'adt 'ala el kanaba w shoft televizyon.
I sat on the sofa and watched television.
from A Visit to My Aunt