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بعد شوي طلع البيض من الفرن، واكلناه مع جبنة وملح.
Meaning
A little later, the eggs came out of the oven, and we ate them with cheese and salt.
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Questions & Answers about بعد شوي طلع البيض من الفرن، واكلناه مع جبنة وملح.
What does بعد شوي mean here?
In Levantine, بعد شوي means in a little while, soon, or a bit later.
Here it sets the time for the action:
- بعد شوي طلع البيض من الفرن = A little later, the eggs came out of the oven
A few notes:
- بعد = after
- شوي = a little / a bit
Together, the phrase often works like one time expression, not a word-for-word after little.
Why does طلع mean came out? I thought it meant went up or rose.
That is a very common question. طلع is a very flexible verb in Levantine.
Depending on context, it can mean:
- go up
- rise
- come out
- turn out
- sometimes even take out in certain patterns
In this sentence:
- طلع البيض من الفرن means the eggs came out of the oven / the eggs were taken out of the oven
So the oven context makes came out the natural meaning.
Why is it طلع البيض and not طلعوا البيض?
Because often behaves like a in Arabic.