مرة (marra) — "time (countable unit; as in "three times" in Modern Standard Arabic
مرة
marra
time (countable unit; as in "three times
- Topic
- time
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"time (countable unit; as in "three times" in the other dialects
مرة 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.
مساء الخير اليوم قررت ان اطبخ طبقا جديدا لأول مرة
Masa' al-khayr al-yawm qarartu an atbukha tabaqan jadidan li'awwali marrah.
Good evening, today I decided to cook a new dish for the first time.
قررت سارة ان تطهو طبقا جديدا للمرة الاولى
Qarrarat Sarah an taṭhuwa ṭabaqan jadīdan lil-marrah al-ūlá.
Sarah decided to cook a new dish for the first time.
ثم تكلمت مع معلمتها عن الواجب الجديد وكان سهلا هذه المرة
Thumma takallamat ma'a mu'allimatihā 'ani al-wājibi al-jadeedi wa kāna sahlan hādhihi al-marrah
Then she spoke with her teacher about the new homework and it was easy this time
ذات مرة سألت ليلى بصوت رقيق لماذا نحافظ على صلة الرحم مع الأقارب البعيدين
Dhaata marratin sa'alat Laylaa bi-sawatin raqeeqin limaadhaa nuhaafidhu 'ala silat ar-rahim ma'a al-aqaarib al-ba'eedeen
One time Layla asked in a soft voice why we maintain kinship ties with distant relatives
قررت سارة ان تجرب طبقا جديدا لأول مرة في مطبخ الاسرة
Qarrarat Sarah an tujarriba ṭabaqan jadīdan li-awwali marrah fī maṭbakhi al-usrah
Sarah decided to try a new dish for the first time in the family kitchen
بصراحه كنت اشعر ببعض القلق وانا احضر الطبق الجديد لاول مره
Bisaraaha kuntu ash'ur bi ba'd al-qalaq wa ana uhaddir al-tabaq al-jadeed li awwal marra
Honestly, I felt some anxiety as I prepared the new dish for the first time.
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