غرفة (ghurfa) — "room" in Modern Standard Arabic

غرفة

ġurfa

room

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"room" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

غُرْفِة

ɣúrfi

Egyptian Arabic

روم

room

غرفة 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.

جربت ايضا بنطلونا اسود في غرفة القياس وكان مريحا جدا

jarrabtu aydan bantalonan aswad fi ghurfat al qiyas wa kana murihan jiddan

I also tried on black trousers in the fitting room and they were very comfortable.

from Shopping for New Clothes

عظيم، سأقوم أنا بتجهيز سجادات الصلاة في غرفة الجلوس، بينما تقومين أنتِ باختيار الإضافات التي تفضلينها مع وجباتنا.

'Azim, sa'aqumu ana bitajhiz sajjadat as-salah fi ghurfat al-julus, baynama taqumina anti bi-ikhtiyar al-idafat allati tufaddilinaha ma'a wajbatina.

Great, I will prepare the prayer rugs in the living room, while you choose the additions which you prefer with our meals.

from A Rainy Day and Changed Plans

نجلس في غرفة الجلوس ونشرب الشاي

najlisu fi ghurfat al julus wa nashrabu al shay

We sit in the living room and drink tea.

from A Visit to My Grandfather's House

أحمد يبحث عن الكوب في كل غرفة

Ahmad yabhat 'an al-kub fi kull ghurfah.

Ahmad looks for the cup in every room.

from The Coffee Cup Problem

انا اجلس في الغرفة قرب النافذة

Ana ajlis fi al-ghurfa qurb al-nafidha.

I sit in the room near the window.

from A Rainy Afternoon at Home

هذه غرفة كبيرة

Hadhihi ghurfah kabirah.

This is a big room.

from The Cat and the Fish

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