ليلة — "night" in Egyptian Arabic

ليلة

leila

night

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ليلة 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.

هي عايزة كتاب "ألف ليلة وليلة" اللي كان بـ ٨٠ جنيه، بس معاها ٥٠ جنيه بس.

Heya 3ayza ketab "Alf Leila we Leila" elly kan be-80 geneh, bas ma'aha 50 geneh bas.

She wanted "One Thousand and One Nights" book, which was 80 EGP, but she only had 50 EGP.

from Mona and the Ataba Market Book

كانت ليلة حلوة

kanet leila helwa

It was a beautiful night.

from Football Match Day

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