Word
يا أيها الضيوف، نرحب بالجميع في الحفلة.
Meaning
O guests, we welcome everyone to the party.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of يا أيها الضيوف، نرحب بالجميع في الحفلة.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
ضيفdayf
guest
حفلةhafla
party / concert
Questions & Answers about يا أيها الضيوف، نرحب بالجميع في الحفلة.
Why do we use أيها here instead of just saying يا الضيوف?
In Arabic, you cannot directly attach the calling word يا (O) to a noun that starts with the definite article الـ. Since "the guests" is الضيوف, we must insert the helper word أيها in between.
Since الضيوف (guests) is plural, does أيها also have a plural form here?
No, أيها doesn't change for plural nouns; it only changes for gender. Because الضيوف refers to masculine or mixed-gender guests, we use أيها. If we were specifically addressing a group of female guests (الضيفات), we would use the feminine version أيتها.
Why is the preposition بـ attached to الجميع when the English translation just says "welcome everyone"?
The Arabic verb for "to welcome" is رحب, and it always requires the preposition بـ to introduce the person being welcomed. You can think of the phrase نرحب بالجميع as literally meaning "we welcome with everyone".
Why does the sentence use في (in) instead of إلى (to) for "to the party"?
English uses "to" with "welcome" to imply direction, but Arabic treats welcoming someone to an event as an action happening at the location itself. Therefore, saying في الحفلة (in the party) is the natural phrasing.