معا (ma3an) — "together" in Modern Standard Arabic

معا

ma3an

together

Topic
sports and hobbies
Seen in
6 of our stories

"together" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

سواء

sawa

Egyptian Arabic

سوا

sawa

معا 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.

بدأوا يلعبون الكرة معًا.

Bada'u yal'aboon al-kurah ma'an.

They began to play the ball together.

from A Day in the Life of Layla and Ali

هم يشربون القهوة معا في الصباح

hum yashraboon alqahwa maan fi assabaah

They drink coffee together in the morning.

from Two Generations in the Office

نشرب الشاي الحار معا ونتكلم بسعادة تحت النجوم

nashrabu ash-shay al-harr maan wa-natakallamu bisaada tahta an-nujum.

We drink hot tea together and talk happily under the stars.

from Encounter in the Market

شربنا القهوة معا وتحدثنا عن تفاصيل حياتنا اليومية بعد كل هذه السنوات

Sharibna al qahwa maan wa tahaddathna an tafasil hayatina al yawmiyya bada kulla hadhihi as sanawat

We drank coffee together and talked about the details of our daily lives after all these years

from A Surprise Meeting at the Cafe

هذه عائلتي ونحن نحتفل معا في البيت

Hadhihi aailatee wa nahnu nahtafulu maan fee albayt

This is my family and we celebrate together in the house.

from The Birthday Celebration

البارحة اجتمعنا حول طاولة الطعام لنتناول العشاء معا.

Albariha ijtamana hawla tawilat altaam linatanawal alasha maan.

Yesterday we gathered around the food table to eat dinner together.

from The Harmonious Shared Home

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