الخيمة في مكان التخييم.

A natural Egyptian-style pronunciation is:

el-kheema fi makaan et-takhyiim

A rough syllable breakdown:

• el-khee-ma
• fi
• ma-kaan
• et-tax-yiim / et-takh-yiim

Notes:

• خ sounds like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
• خيمة is usually pronounced kheema.
• التخييم is pronounced with an assimilated t, so ال becomes et- here in speech.

Because Arabic often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

• الخيمة في مكان التخييم literally looks like the tent in the camping place
• but it means The tent is in the campsite / camping area

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

If you wanted was, then Arabic would use a verb, such as كانت:

• الخيمة كانت في مكان التخييم
• The tent was in the campsite

في means in.

So the structure is:

• الخيمة = the tent
• في = in
• مكان التخييم = the camping place / campsite

Be careful: في can also mean there is / are in some contexts in spoken Arabic, but not here. In this sentence, it is simply the preposition in.

الـ is the Arabic definite article, meaning the.

So:

• خيمة = a tent
• الخيمة = the tent

Since the English meaning already has the tent, Arabic uses الـ.

In Egyptian pronunciation, الـ is often said as el-, so:

• الخيمة → el-kheema

خيمة means tent.

Yes, it is grammatically feminine. One clue is the ـة at the end, which often marks feminine nouns.

So:

• خيمة = a tent
• الخيمة = the tent

This matters when you describe it with adjectives or refer to it with pronouns later.

For example:

• الخيمة كبيرة = The tent is big
• The adjective كبيرة is feminine to match الخيمة

Literally, مكان التخييم means place of camping.

Breakdown:

• مكان = place
• التخييم = camping
• together: place of camping, meaning campsite, camping area, or campground depending on context

This is a very common Arabic way of building noun phrases: noun + noun, where the second noun explains the first.

Good question. Arabic and English do not always use definiteness in exactly the same way.

Here:

• التخييم literally means the camping
• but in the phrase مكان التخييم, it functions like the place for camping or the camping place

So even though English would often just say camping or the campsite, Arabic may use التخييم naturally in this kind of expression.

Also, because مكان التخييم is a set phrase-like expression, it sounds normal to make the second noun definite here.

It is very close in function to an iDaafa-like noun relationship, because it means place of camping, with one noun connected to another.

However, there is an important detail:

A classic iDaafa usually looks like:

• first noun with no ال
• second noun definite or indefinite depending on meaning

Here we have:

• مكان
  • التخييم

This works as a noun phrase meaning place of camping, and learners will often understand it similarly to iDaafa. Practically, that is a useful way to read it:

• مكان is the head noun
• التخييم tells you what kind of place it is

So for learning purposes, thinking of it as place of camping is exactly right.

التخييم means camping.

It is a verbal noun, often called a maSdar.

It comes from the verb خيّم:

• خيّم = to camp / to set up camp
• تخييم = camping

So:

• مكان التخييم = place for camping / campsite

This is similar to English:

• to camp
• camping

Because ت is a sun letter.

In Arabic, when الـ comes before a sun letter, the l sound is not pronounced. Instead, the following consonant is doubled in pronunciation.

So:

• written: التخييم
• pronounced: et-takhyiim in Egyptian

This happens because ت is one of the sun letters.

Compare:

• القمر → el-amar / il-amar type pattern with the l pronounced? Actually with ق the article does not assimilate, because ق is not a sun letter.
• التخييم → et-takhyiim, with assimilation

It is understandable and correct, and Egyptians would understand it easily.

That said, it sounds a bit neutral or slightly formal/bookish, because مكان التخييم is a fairly clear, descriptive phrase rather than a very casual everyday one.

In real spoken Egyptian, people might also use other expressions depending on context, such as:

• الخيمة في الكامب if they are mixing in an English borrowing
• or another more context-specific word for camp/campsite

But الخيمة في مكان التخييم is still perfectly useful for a learner and easy to understand.

The pattern is:

noun + prepositional phrase

So:

• الخيمة = subject/topic
• في مكان التخييم = prepositional phrase telling location

This is one of the most common Arabic sentence types for describing where something is.

You can make many similar sentences:

• الكتاب على الطاولة = The book is on the table
• العربية في الشارع = The car is in the street
• الولد في البيت = The boy is at home

The most natural neutral order is:

الخيمة في مكان التخييم

That is the normal way to say The tent is in the campsite.

You can move parts around in Arabic for emphasis, but that changes the feel of the sentence and may sound marked or less natural for a beginner.

So the safest rule is:

• start with the thing you are talking about
• then add the location

That gives you:

• الخيمة في مكان التخييم

You would remove the definite article الـ where needed:

• خيمة في مكان تخييم

But in real Arabic, that exact sentence can sound less natural depending on context. Arabic often prefers a more specific or context-based phrasing.

The main grammar point is:

• خيمة = a tent
• الخيمة = the tent
• تخييم = camping
• التخييم = the camping

So your original sentence is definite:

• الخيمة في مكان التخييم
• The tent is in the campsite / camping area