ماما (mama) — "mom" in Levantine Arabic
ماما
māma
mom
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ماما 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.
بابا كان بده يروح ع الجبل بس ماما فضلت البحر
baba kan biddo yrouh a aljabal bas mama faddalat albahr
My dad wanted to go to the mountain but my mom preferred the sea.
ماما قالت الثلاجة ما عم تشتغل منيح وهالوضع صار صعب
Mama qalat el tallajeh ma am tishtaghel mneeh w hal wada' sar sa'ab.
Mom said the fridge isn't working well and this situation became difficult.
from The Fridge Problem
صباح الخير ماما ليش لازم نفرشي اسناننا كل يوم قبل الفطور
Sabah el-kheir mama leish laazem nfarshi asnan-na kull yom qabel el-fatoor
Good morning mom, why do we have to brush our teeth every day before breakfast?
مساء الخير ماما كيفك
Masāʾ al-khayr mama kayfik?
Good evening mom, how are you?
انا و ماما بندور على الوصفة على الانترنت
Ana w mama binḍawwer 3ala il-waṣfeh 3ala il-internet.
Me and mom are searching for the recipe on the internet.
from A New Family Dish
بالصباح بتسال ماما شو بدنا ناكل اليوم
Bil-sabah bit-tes'al mama "Shu badna nakul al-yawm?"
In the morning she asks mom "What do we want to eat today?"
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