متأخر — "late" in Egyptian Arabic
متأخر
mit'axxar
late
- Topic
- time
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
متأخر 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.
انا بشرب شاي الصبح بسرعة في البيت عشان متاخر
Ana bashrab shay el sobh bsoraa fi el beit ashan metakhar.
I drink tea in the morning quickly in the house because I am late.
from A Busy Morning
بس هو متأخر وانا عايز انام
bas howa metaakhar we ana ayez anam
But he is late and I want to sleep.
from Waiting in the Café
عمر صحي متاخر وكان بيجري في البيت عشان يدور على تليفونه
Omar sehi metakhar wa kan beyegri fi el beit ashan edawar ala telephono
Omar woke up late and was running in the house to look for his phone
from A Rushed Morning
احمد متاخر على الشغل وزعلان قوي
Ahmed metaakhkhar ala el shoghl wa zaalan awi
Ahmed is late for work and very upset.
from A Busy Morning
صحيت متاخر صباح الخير وانا تعبان اوي
Sah'eet meta'akher sabah el kher w ana ta'ban awi
I woke up late good morning and I am very tired
from A Busy Morning