مساء (masaa) — "evening" in Modern Standard Arabic

مساء

masaa'

evening

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"evening" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

مساء

masaa'/masa

Egyptian Arabic

مسا

masa

مساء 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.

اتصلت بصديقي في المساء

Ittasaltu bisadeeqi fi almasa

I called my friend in the evening.

from A Strange Call

في المساء امشي في السوق الجميل واشم رائحة القهوة

fi al-masa amshi fi as-suq al-jamil wa-ashummu raihat al-qahwa.

In the evening I walk in the beautiful market and smell the coffee.

from Encounter in the Market

قال طارق السلام عليكم مساء الخير

Qala Tariq as-salamu alaykum masa al-khayr

Tariq said peace be upon you good evening

from The Football Match

راى خالد شرطيا وقال له مساء الخير كيف حالك

raa khalid shurtiyan wa qala lahu masa al khayr kayfa haluka

Khalid saw a policeman and said to him good evening how are you.

from Getting Lost in the City

يذهب خالد الى السوق في المساء

Yadhhabu khalid ila as suq fi al masa

Khalid goes to the market in the evening.

from A Visit to the Market

مساء الخير كيف حالك

Masa al khayr kayfa haluka

Good evening how are you

from Wedding Preparations

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