صعْب — "difficult, hard" in Egyptian Arabic
صعْب
ȿa3b
difficult, hard
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صعْب 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.
أمي بتقولي إن اختيار الفستان زي اختيار رئيس الجمهورية صعب
Ommi betʾūli en ekhtiyār el-fostān zayy ekhtiyār raʾīs el-gomhūrīya ṣaʿb.
My mom tells me that choosing the dress is as difficult as choosing the President of the Republic.
بابا بيشرح إن الوضع صعب أوي و قديم.
Baba biyishrah in el-wad saab awi wa adeem.
Dad explains that the situation is very difficult and old.
في الشوط التاني اللعب بقى صعب بس اللعيبة كانوا بيجروا بسرعة
fe el showt el tany el le3b ba2a sa3b bas el le3eeba kano beyegrou besor3a
In the second half, the game got difficult but the players were running quickly.
الموضوع كان صعب شوية عشان دي اول مرة اعمل الطبق ده في بيتي
El mawdoo' kan sa'b shwaya 'ashan di awel marra a'mel el taba' da fi beiti.
It was a bit difficult because this is the first time I cook this dish in my house.
في الاول كان صعب شوية
Fil awwal kan sa3b shwayya
At first, it was a little difficult.
from First New Dish
أمي قالت الأكل ده صعب
Ummi qālit: El-akl da ṣaʿb.
My mother said: This food is difficult.
from A New Dish
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