أسرة (usra) — " family" in Modern Standard Arabic
أسرة
usra
family
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
" family" in the other dialects
أسرة 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.
الاسرة تخطط لرحلة نهاية الاسبوع
Al-usrah tukhattitu li-rihlati nihayat al-usbu'
The family plans a weekend trip.
from Weekend Trip
الاسرة تخطط لرحلة نهاية الاسبوع
Al-usratu tukhattitu li-rihlati nihayati al-usbu'i
The family plans a trip for the weekend.
from The Weekend Trip
هو شاب طيب جدا ويحب مساعدة الاسرة
Huwa shabbun tayyibun jiddan wa yuhibbu musa'adata al-usra.
He is a very kind young man and loves to help the family.
from An Unexpected Visit
اجتمعت الاسرة حول المائدة الكبيرة في المساء
Ijtama'at al-usra hawla al-ma'ida al-kabira fi al-masa'
The family gathered around the large table in the evening.
from Family Gathering
الاسرة تعمل معا لاصلاح الضوء
Al-usratu ta'malu ma'an li-islahi ad-daw'i
The family works together to fix the light.
from A Problem at Home
الاسرة ذهبت لتشاهد المباراة
Al-usrah dhahabat litushahid al-mubaraah
The family went to watch the game.
from A Family Sports Day
More mankind and kinship vocabulary
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