الطرد في المخزن.

The parcel is in the warehouse.

Breakdown of الطرد في المخزن.

• في: in
• الطرد: the parcel; package
• المخزن: the warehouse

Questions & Answers about الطرد في المخزن.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Arabic, the present tense of to be is usually not said.

So الطرد في المخزن literally looks like the package in the warehouse, but it means The package is in the warehouse.

This is very normal in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic.

If you wanted past tense, then you would use a verb, for example:

• كان الطرد في المخزن = The package was in the warehouse

How would an Egyptian speaker pronounce this sentence?

A common Egyptian pronunciation would be:

eṭ-ṭard fil-makhzan

You may also hear it written approximately as:

• et-tard fil-makhzan
• iṭ-ṭard fi l-makhzan

A few notes:

• الطرد becomes eṭ-ṭard because the ل of ال assimilates to the ط
• في المخزن is often pronounced smoothly as fil-makhzan

Why is ال in الطرد not pronounced as a clear l sound?

Because ط is a sun letter.

When ال comes before a sun letter, the l sound is not pronounced. Instead, the next consonant is doubled.

So:

• is pronounced , not