مرة — "time (countable unit; as in "three times" in Egyptian Arabic

مرة

marra

time (countable unit; as in "three times

Franco / chat
marra
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6 of our stories

مرة 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.

ليلى شافت ألعاب كتير بس بابا قال: مرة تانية يا حبيبتي.

Layla shafet al3ab ketir bas Baba aal: Marra tanya ya habibty.

Layla saw many toys but Dad said: Another time, my dear.

from Layla's Sweet Day in Egypt

الشعور ده باللمة بيخلينا فرحانين أوي كل مرة.

El sho'our da bel lamma beykhallina farhanin awi kol marra.

This feeling of gathering makes us very happy every time.

from Football and Friends Gathering

كنا عايزين نشوف التلج لأول مرة في حياتنا عشان مش بنشوفه خالص في القاهرة.

Konna ayzin neshouf el talg le awel marra fi hayatna ashan mesh benshoufo khales fi el kahera.

We wanted to see the snow for the first time in our lives because we never see it at all in Cairo.

from First Snow in New York

كريم كان بيجرب يطبخ أكلة هندية لأول مرة النهاردة

Karim kan biyegebrab yotbakh akla hindeya lawwal marra ennaharda.

Karim was trying to cook an Indian dish for the first time today.

from First Time Cooking

ماما وبابا كانوا بيساعدوني وانا بطبخها اول مرة

Mama w baba kanoo beysaa'dooni w ana batbokhha awwal marra.

Mom and Dad were helping me while I cooked it for the first time.

from The Family's New Dish

لكن المرة دي مش هننام كتير عشان نروح بدري

Laken el-marra di mesh hanenam kteer ashan narouh badry

But this time we won't sleep much so we can go early.

from Weekend Trip Plan

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