محلات — "shops" in Egyptian Arabic

محلات

maHallaat

shops

Topic
city and transportation
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4 of our stories

محلات 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.

روحنا سوق كبير اوي فيه محلات كتير

Rohna soo' kibeer awi feeh mahallat keteer.

We went to a very big market with many shops.

from A Shopping Trip with My Mother

كنا بنروح محلات الفساتين عشان نختار فستان العروسة

Konna benrooh ma7allat el fasateen 3ashan nekhtar fostan el 3aroosa.

We used to go to dress shops to choose the bride's dress.

from Egyptian Wedding Preparations

رحنا السوق الكبير نشوف المحلات

Roḥna es-sooʾ el-kabeer neshoof el-maḥallat.

We went to the big market to see the shops.

from A Shopping Day at the Market

بعد خطوات قليلة، سمعت منى صوت مألوف بين المحلات القديمة: إزيك يا منى، أخيرا لقيتك، كنت بفكر أروح خلاص!

Ba3d khotowat 'alila, sem3et Mona sout ma'louf bein el-ma7allat el-'adima: "Izzayek ya Mona, akhiran la'eitki, kont ba'fakkar arou7 khalas!"

After a few steps, Mona heard a familiar voice among the old shops: "How are you, Mona, I finally found you, I was thinking of leaving already!"

from Greetings in the Bustle of Khan el-Khalili

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