وشّ — "face" in Egyptian Arabic

وشّ

wišš

face

Franco / chat
wesh
Topic
human body
Seen in
3 of our stories

وشّ 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.

كنت ماشي في الشارع فجأة شفت وش مالوف

Kont mashi fel shari' faga'a shoft wesh ma'loof.

I was walking in the street when suddenly I saw a familiar face.

from A Chance Encounter

كنت ماشي في الشارع وفجأة شفت وش مألوف مش ممكن

Kunt mashi fi el-share' wafag'a shoft wish ma'louf, mish mumkin!

I was walking in the street and suddenly I saw a familiar face, impossible!

from A Chance Encounter

فجأة لمحت وش حد اعرفه من زمان

Faga'a lamaht wish hadd a'rafo men zamaan

Suddenly I spotted a face I've known for a long time

from An Unexpected Encounter

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