طفل — "child" in Egyptian Arabic

طفل

Tifl

child

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tefl
Topic
mankind and kinship
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6 of our stories

طفل 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.

كان فيه طفل اسمه كريم بيسأل اسئلة كتير كل يوم الصبح

Kan fi tefl esmo Karim biyes'al as'ela kiteer kol yom el sobh

There was a child named Karim who asked many questions every morning

from Karim's Morning Questions

فيه طفل صغير اسمه كريم

Feh tefl soghayar esmo Karim.

There is a small child, his name is Karim.

from Karim and the Questions

طفل صغير بيشوف سمكة جديدة في طبق

Tefl saghir beyshoof samaka gideeda fi tabaq.

A small child sees a new fish in a dish.

from Family Gathering and the Fish

احمد طفل صغير بيسال كتير

Ahmed ṭefl ṣoghayar byes'al ketīr.

Ahmed is a small child who asks a lot.

from Ahmed and the Many Questions

الطفل الصغير عايز ياكل تاني

El tefl el soghayyar 'ayez ya'kol tani.

The small child wants to eat more.

from Family Gathering Over Food

سيف طفل شاطر بس بيسأل كتير قوي كل يوم

Seif tifl shater bas biyes'al keteer awi kol yom

Seif is a clever child but he asks a lot of questions every day.

from Seif and the Many Questions

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