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