تُفّاح — "apple" in Egyptian Arabic
تُفّاح
tuffāɧ [coll.]
apple
- Topic
- food and drink
- Seen in
- 4 of our stories
تُفّاح 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.
انا اشتريت تفاح صغير واحد بس و روحت بضحك
Ana eshtareet toffah soghayyar wahed bas w roht beda7k
I bought only one small apple and went home laughing.
from A Day at the Market
امي بتسأل البياع بكام التفاح الاحمر ده
Ommy bets'al el bayya' bekam el toffah el ahmar da.
My mother asks the seller, "How much is this red apple?"
from A Trip to the Market
ماما قالت عندي عصير برتقال وعصير تفاح
Mama qalet a'andy a'seer borto'aal wa a'seer toffaah.
Mom said I have orange juice and apple juice.
from Family Lunch
ماما تقول ايوه عندي عصير برتقال وعصير تفاح
Mama ta'ool aywa a'andy a'aseer borto'aal wa a'aseer toffaah
Mom says "Yes, I have orange juice and apple juice."
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