فُرْصة (fursa) — "break(time), recess; lunch break" in Levantine Arabic

فُرْصة

fúrʂa

break(time), recess; lunch break

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فُرْصة in a sentence

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أكلنا ساندويشات مع بعض بالفرصة.

Akālna sāndwīshāt maʿ baʿḍ bil-fursa.

We ate sandwiches together during the break.

from A Day at School

بعد الظهر، بتغدّى عادة وبقابل أصحابي، بس اليوم بشتغل على إيجاد فرصة تدريب.

Ba'ed ez-zohr, batghadda 'adehtan w baqabel as7abi, bass el-yom bashtaghel 'ala ijad forsat tadreeb.

In the afternoon, I usually have lunch and meet my friends, but today I am working on finding an internship opportunity.

from Layla, the Ambitious Student

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