نكتة — " joke" in Egyptian Arabic
نكتة
nukta
joke
- Topic
- sports and hobbies
- Seen in
- 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.
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