Learn words related to furniture
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| What a super duper fun about furniture. I don’t know. |
| Hi everyone. I am Peryhan and this is Egyptian Arabic weekly words. Today’s topic is about furniture. So let’s get started. |
| 1. |
| أَثاث |
| (ʾaṯāṯ) |
| عفش |
| (ʿafš) |
| "furniture" |
| And in the dialect, we just use the word عفش (ʿafš). |
| For example, you can say, |
| البنات بيكونو متحمسين جداً لشرا عفشهم لما بييجو يتجوزو. |
| (ālbanāt beykūnū mutaḥammesīn ǧeddan lešerā ʿafšuhum lammā bīīǧū yetǧawwezū.) |
| "When they are getting married, girls are so excited about buying their own furniture." |
| 2. |
| أَريكَة |
| (ʾarīkah) |
| كنبة |
| (kanabah) |
| "sofa" |
| But in the dialect, we usually use the word كنبة (kanabah). |
| So for example, you can say, |
| أنا بحب أقعد على كنبة مريحة وأنا بتفرج على التلفيزيون. |
| (ʾanā baḥeb ʾaʾʿud ʿalā kanabah murīḥah ūʾanā batfarraǧ ʿalā el-telefīzyūn.) |
| "I would like to sit on a very comfy sofa while watching the TV." |
| 3. |
| رَف كُتُب |
| (raf kutub) |
| "bookshelf" |
| And sometimes in the dialect, we just use the word رف (raf) |
| الكتب كانت تقيلة جداً على رف الكتب, فوقع. |
| (ālkutub kānet teʾīlah ǧeddan ʿalā raf el-kutub, faweʾeʿ.) |
| "The books were too heavy for the bookshelf, so it fell down." |
| 4. |
| سَرير |
| (sarīr) |
| "bed" |
| So for example, you can say, |
| سريري دايماً فوضى و عليه كتب و هدوم. |
| (serīrī dāyman fawḍā ūʿalīh kutub wa hudūm.) |
| And that is, "My bed is always messy. It has books and clothes on it." |
| Or you can say, |
| أنا عايزة أنام على سرير حجمة كبير |
| (ʾanā ʿāyzah ʾanām ʿalā serīr ḥaǧmuh kebīr) |
| "I want to sleep on a large-sized bed." |
| 5. |
| طاوِلَةُ القَهوَة |
| (ṭāwelaẗu el-ʾahwah) |
| "coffee table" |
| That means “coffee table” but in the dialect, we usually say |
| ترابيزة |
| (tarābīzeh) or |
| ترابيزة القهوة |
| (tarābīzeh el-ʾahwah) |
| So for example, you can say, |
| قطتي نايمة على ترابيزة القهوة. |
| (ʾuṭṭetī nāymah ʿalā tarābīzeẗin el-ʾahwah.) |
| "My cat is sleeping on the coffee table." |
| And that’s it for today. I hope you liked our series and why don’t you comment below about your favorite piece of furniture. Don’t forget to subscribe and checkout our website. Bye-bye! |
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