Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): البيت بين الحديقة والنهر. - The house is between the garden and the river.

The word بين (bayna) means "between." Just like in English, it is followed by the two things being connected, joined by the word و (wa-), meaning "and." So, بين الحديقة والنهر translates smoothly to "between the garden and the river."

I don't see a verb here. Where is the word for "is"?

In Arabic, sentences that describe where something is (or what it is) don't use a word for "is" in the present tense. You simply put the subject (البيت, the house) right next to the description of its location (بين الحديقة والنهر, between the garden and the river).

Why is the "and" (و) attached directly to the word for "the river" (النهر)?

In Arabic, the word for "and" is a single letter, و (wa-). Because it is so short, it never stands alone as a separate word with spaces around it. It must always be attached directly to the beginning of the word that follows it, creating والنهر (and the river).

How do I pronounce the combined word والنهر (and the river)?

You pronounce it "wan-nahr". The letter noon (ن) in النهر is a "Sun letter," meaning it changes the "L" sound of the "al-" (the) prefix into an extra "n" sound. When you add the و (wa-) for "and" to the beginning, your pronunciation flows straight from the "wa" sound into that double "n" sound.