مرة — "time (countable unit; as in "three times" in Egyptian Arabic
مرة
marra
time (countable unit; as in "three times
- Franco / chat
- marra
- Topic
- time
- Seen in
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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