حِلْوِة (hilwi) — "sweet" in Levantine Arabic
حِلْوِة
ɧílwi
sweet
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حْلُوّة
حْلو
حِلْوِة 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.
هيك الصيفية بمدينتنا، فرصة إلنا لنقضي أوقات حلوة مع بعض، ونعمل أكلات طيّبة بتضل ذكراها بقلوبنا.
Hayk es-sayfiyeh b-madinet-na, forSa il-na l-naqDi awqaat helweh ma' ba'ed, w na'mel aklat taybeh b-tDall zikra-ha b-quloob-na.
This is summer in our city, an opportunity for us to spend sweet times together, and make delicious dishes whose memory remains in our hearts.
بدهن يشتروا خضرة جديدة وفواكه حلوة.
Bidhon yishteru khudra jdeedeh w fawakeh helweh.
They want to buy fresh vegetables and sweet fruits.
from A Trip to the Market
بطلب قهوة عربية حلوة
botlob ahweh arabiyyeh helweh
I order sweet Arabic coffee
from The Arabic Coffee
غنينا بصوت عالي وريحة الفانيلا الحلوة عبت الغرفة
Ghannayna bsawt aali w rihet el vanilla el helweh abbat el gherfeh
We sang loudly and the sweet smell of vanilla filled the room
from An Autumn Birthday
كانت السفرة مليانة اطباق ملونة و صوت الضحك اختلط بالاحاديث الحلوة
Kānat is-sufra malyāne aṭbāq mulawwane w ṣōt iḍ-ḍiḥik ikhtalaṭ bil-aḥādīth il-ḥilwe.
The dining table was full of colorful dishes, and the sound of laughter mixed with sweet conversations.
from Family Gathering
ريحة القهوة الحلوة عبت البيت
Reehet el gahwe el helwe abbit el beit
The sweet smell of coffee filled the house.
from A Busy Morning
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