قطّة — "cat" in Egyptian Arabic
قطّة
'oTTa
cat
- Topic
- animals
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
قطّة 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.
هو نصحني امشي مع القطه بتاعته
howa nasahni amshi maa el otta betato
He advised me to walk with his cat.
from The Guide Cat
اخويا بياكل بسرعه اوي زي القطه
akhooya beyakol besoraa awi zay el ota
My brother is eating very fast like a cat.
from Family Lunch
شفنا القطة بتاكل الفراخ
Shofna el otta betakol el ferakh
We saw the cat eating the chicken.
from Family Lunch
قطة صغيرة هنا هي عايزة اكل
Otta soghayyara hena heya ayza akel!
A small cat is here, she wants food!
from A Rainy Surprise
ليه السما زرقا يا ماما وليه القطة بتنام على الكنبة
Leh el-sama zar2a ya Mama we leh el-2otta betnam 3ala el-kanaba?
Why is the sky blue, Mom, and why does the cat sleep on the sofa?
وصلنا قسم الفاكهة والخضار وفجأة امي قالت نسيت اقولك الهدوم دي كانت للقطة بتاعتنا
Wasalna 'esm el fakha wel khodaar, we faga'a ommy 'alet: "Neseet a'ollak, el hedoom di kanet lel 'otta beta'tna!"
We reached the fruit and vegetable section, and suddenly my mother said, "I forgot to tell you, these clothes were for our cat!"