قصير — "short" in Egyptian Arabic
قصير
'oSayyar
short
- Topic
- human body
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
قصير 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.
يا دوب يومين كويسين وخلاص الجو الحلو بيبقى قصير قوي
Ya doob yomein kuwayyesiin we khalaS el-gaww el-helw beyeb'a `aSeer `awwi.
Barely two good days and then the nice weather is very short.
from Weekend Trip Plans
أنا بقى كنت عايزة فستان قصير ومختلف
Ana ba'a konti 'ayza fostan 'aseer w mukhtalif
As for me, I wanted a short and different dress.
هو قال فكرة كويسة اوي انا كنت لسه بفكر في اكله حلوة الجو الكويس في الربيع قصير
Howa 'aal fekra kwayyisa awi ana kunt lessa bafakkar fi akla Helwa el-gaww el-kawayyes fi er-rabii3 'aseer.
He said, "That's a very good idea! I was just thinking about a nice meal. The good weather in spring is short."
from A Chance Encounter
صحيت بدري النهاردة وقتي قصير قوي قبل الشغل
Saḥeet badri ennaharda waqti qaṣeer awi qabl esh-shoghl.
I woke up early today, my time is very short before work.
from A Busy Morning
أنا كويسة. الجو الكويس في الربيع قصير خالص.
Ana kwayyesa. El-gaww el-kwayyes fi el-rabee3 2aseer khales.
I'm good. The good weather in spring is really short.
فكرت ان الجو الكويس في الربيع قصير لكن لمتنا دي كانت احلى حاجة
Fakart en el-gaww el-kawayyes fi er-rabii3 'aseer laken lammetna di kanet ahla haga.
I thought that the good weather in spring is short, but this gathering of ours was the best thing.
from Match Day