Breakdown of العلاقة بيني وبين صاحبي كويسة.
كويس
good
صاحب
male friend
بينbein
between
علاقة3alâ'a
relationship
Questions & Answers about العلاقة بيني وبين صاحبي كويسة.
How would this sentence be pronounced in Egyptian Arabic?
A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:
el-ʿalāʔa mabēni w mabēn ṣāḥbi kwayyisa
You may also hear something closer to:
il-ʿalāʔa bini w bin ṣāḥbi kwayyisa
A few notes:
- الـ is usually pronounced el- / il- in Egyptian.
- علاقة contains ع, which is a deep throat sound not found in English.
- كويسة is often pronounced kwayyisa / kweyyisa depending on speaker and region.
What does each word mean literally?
Word by word:
- العلاقة = the relationship
- بيني = between me
- وبين = and between
- صاحبي = my friend / my buddy
- كويسة = good
So the structure is basically:
the relationship between me and my friend is good
Even though there is no written word for is, Arabic often leaves it out in present-tense sentences like this.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
In Arabic, especially in the present tense, the verb to be is usually omitted.
So instead of saying something like The relationship is good, Arabic simply says: