مُخْتلِف — "different" in Egyptian Arabic
مُخْتلِف
muxtálif
different
- Franco / chat
- mokhtalef
- Topic
- adjectives
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
مُخْتلِف 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.
كان شكل حياته مختلف خالص عن ايامنا زمان هو بيكلم اولاده عن ألعاب جديدة
Kan shakl hayato mokhtalef khales 'an ayyamna zaman howwa beykallem awlado 'an al'ab gedeeda.
His life looked completely different from our days back then; he was talking to his children about new games.
from A Chance Encounter
الاحتفال كان مختلف لكل جيل لكن كله كان فرحان مع بعض
El ehtefal kan mokhtalef le koll geel laken kollu kan farhan ma'a ba'd.
The celebration was different for each generation, but everyone was happy together.
بس صوته كان مختلف انا مش فاهم
Bas soto kan mokhtalef ana mesh fahem.
But his voice was different, I don't understand.
from A Strange Call
بعد ساعة الطبخة كانت جاهزة بس شكلها كان مختلف شوية
Ba'd sa'a el-tabkha kanet gahza bas shaklaha kan mokhtalef shwayya.
After an hour, the dish was ready, but its appearance was a bit different.
هناك شفت صاحبي القديم عم حسن كان شكله مختلف اوي
Henak shoft sahby el adeem Amm Hassan kan shaklo mokhtalef awy
There, I saw my old friend, Uncle Hassan, he looked very different.
لما دقتها حسيت بطعم مختلف بس حلو اوي
Lamma do'toha hasset be ta3m mokhtalef bas helw awi.
When I tasted it, I felt a different but very delicious taste.