كُبار — "adults, grown-ups" in Egyptian Arabic

كُبار

kubār [pl.]

adults, grown-ups

Topic
life and death
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2 of our stories

كُبار 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.

بس الكبار كانوا بيفضلوا مكان مريح بعيد عن الروتين

Bass el-kobār kānū biyfaḍḍalū makān morīḥ ba'īd 'an el-rotiīn.

But the adults preferred a comfortable place away from routine.

from The Weekend Trip

الكبار كانوا قاعدين بيتكلموا وبيضحكوا

El-kobar kanu 2a3deen biyitkallimu w biyid7aku.

The adults were sitting talking and laughing.

from Grandma's Birthday

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