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الشاحنة أبطأ من القطار.

الشاحنة أبطأ من القطار.ash-shâhinatu abta'u minal-qitâr.
The truck is slower than the train.
From Lesson 69:Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Breakdown of الشاحنة أبطأ من القطار.

الal
the
قطارqitâr
train
منmin
than
أبطأabta'a
slower
شاحنةshâhina
truck

Questions & Answers about الشاحنة أبطأ من القطار.

How do we get the word أبطأ (slower) from the regular word for 'slow'?
The regular adjective for 'slow' is بطيء. To make it comparative, we use the special pattern أفعل (af'al). We drop the extra letters and plug the core root letters (ب, ط, ء) into this pattern to get أبطأ.
The word for truck (الشاحنة) is feminine. Why doesn't أبطأ have a feminine ending?
In Arabic, when you use a comparative adjective with من (than), the adjective is locked into the masculine singular form. It doesn't matter if you are comparing feminine words or plural words; أبطأ stays exactly the same!
Why does أبطأ end with a hamza sitting on an alif (أ)?
The original root of the word 'slow' ends with a hamza. When we apply the comparative أفعل pattern, the vowel right before the final letter is a short 'a' (fatha). Arabic spelling rules say that a hamza after a short 'a' must sit on an alif, which is why it looks like أ.
Is there any special pronunciation rule for الشاحنة?
Yes, remember your sun and moon letters! The letter sheen (ش) is a sun letter. This means you skip pronouncing the 'L' in ال and double the sheen sound instead, pronouncing it as 'ash-shāḥina'.

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