برّا (barra) — "outside" in Levantine Arabic
برّا
bárra
outside
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برّا 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.
ابي اشترى لي معطف حلو ليحميني من الجو العاصف والضباب برا
abi shtara li maataf helo liyahmini men el jaw el aasef w el dabab barra
My father bought me a nice coat to protect me from the windy weather and the fog outside.
كانت ليلة خريف والطقس غائم وعاصف برا
Kanat laylat kharif w el taqs ghaem w aasef barra
It was an autumn night and the weather was cloudy and windy outside
from An Autumn Birthday
بس أحفادهم الصغار كانوا عم يتذمروا من الملل وبدهم يلعبوا برا وما فارق معهم المطر
Bas ahfādhum es-sghar kanu 'am yitdhammaru min el malal w baddhum yil'abu barra w ma fareq ma'hum el matar.
But their young grandchildren were complaining of boredom and wanted to play outside, not caring about the rain.
from A Rainy Autumn Day
الشتي كتير برا اليوم
El sheti kteer barra el yom
It's raining a lot outside today.
from A Rainy Day at Home
لما رجع الخط ضحكت مريم وقالت انا برا بيتك سمعت نفس الصوت وهلا رح ادخل
Lamma raja' el khatt dahaket Maryam w qalat ana barra baytak same't nafs el sawt w hala rah adkhul.
When the line reconnected, Mariam laughed and said I'm outside your house, I heard the same sound, and now I'm coming in.
from A Surprise Call
اليوم في مطر كثير برا البيت
Elyōm fī maṭar kthīr barra el-beit.
Today there is a lot of rain outside the house.
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