نكتة — " joke" in Egyptian Arabic

نكتة

nukta

joke

Topic
sports and hobbies
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2 of our stories

نكتة 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.

بابا بيحكي نكتة حلوة وكلنا بنضحك بصوت عالي

Baba beyḥaky nokta ḥelwa w kollena benedḥak beṣoot 'aly.

Dad is telling a nice joke and we are all laughing out loud.

from A Warm Rainy Afternoon

زميلي بيضحك كتير وبيقول نكتة

Zameeli biyedhak keteer w bi'ool nokta.

My classmate laughs a lot and tells a joke.

from My Day at School

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