تيتا — "grandma" in Egyptian Arabic
تيتا
teta
grandma
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
تيتا 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.
أنا وأختي روحنا بيت تيتا إمبارح.
Ana w okhti ro7na beit teeta embare7.
My sister and I went to grandma's house yesterday.
from Grandma's Visit
احنا عايزين نروح بيت تيتا النهاردة
ehna aayzeen nerooh beit teta el naharda
We want to go to grandma's house today.
وصلت سارة عند تيتا وقالت السلام عليكم يا تيتا ازيك
Waṣalit Sara ʿand Tīta wa qālit As-salāmu ʿalaykum ya Tīta izzayyik?
Sara arrived at Grandma's and said, "Hello Grandma, how are you?"
from Grandma's Feast
وصلت بيت تيتا دلوقتي ومبسوطة اني شفت كل العيلة
Waṣalt bēt tēta dilwa'ti w mabsūṭa innī shuflit kull el-ʿēla.
I arrived at Grandma's house now and I'm happy I saw all the family.
from A Happy Family Day
تيتا بتقول هات حد يصلحه
Teita betqoul hat hadd yesallahoh.
Grandma says "Get someone to fix it".
from A Problem at Home
صباح الخير يا تيتا نورا دخلت المطبخ وهي بتقول السلام عليكم
Sabah el-kheer ya Teta. Noura dakhalit el-matbakh we hiyya bat'ool as-salam alaykum.
"Good morning, Grandma." Noura entered the kitchen saying "peace be upon you."
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