لحظة — "moment" in Egyptian Arabic

لحظة

laHZa

moment

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لحظة 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.

دخلت بسرعة قبل ما الراجل يقفل بابه، وقالت بلهفة: "مساء الخير يا حاج، ممكن لحظة من فضلك؟"

Dakhalet be-sor3a abl ma el-ragel ye2fel babo, we 2alet be-lahfa: "Masa' el-kheir ya ḥagg, momken laḥza men faḍlak?"

She quickly entered before the man closed his door, and said eagerly: "Good evening, Hajj, a moment please?"

from Mona's Journey in Khan el-Khalili: A Morning Full of Greetings

دي لحظة عائلية دافية وجميلة

Di la7za 3a2eleya dafeya we gameela.

This is a warm and beautiful family moment.

from Family Gathering for Lunch

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