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Learn Hardcore Arabic (Egyptian): دي طريقة سهلة. - This is an easy way.

Hardcore Arabic (Egyptian)
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/دي طريقة سهلة.

دي طريقة سهلة.

Word

دي طريقة سهلة.

Meaning

This is an easy way.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Arabic (Egyptian)

Lesson

Getting ready for a camping trip

Breakdown of دي طريقة سهلة.

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Questions & Answers about دي طريقة سهلة.

What does دي mean here?

دي means this.

In this sentence, دي points to طريقة and the whole sentence means This is an easy way/method.

Why is it دي and not ده?

Because طريقة is grammatically feminine.

In Egyptian Arabic:

ده = this for masculine singular nouns
دي = this for feminine singular nouns

So:

ده كتاب = This is a book
دي طريقة = This is a way/method

Is طريقة a feminine noun? How can I tell?

Yes, طريقة is feminine.

One common clue is the ending ة in writing. That often marks a feminine noun in Arabic. Because طريقة is feminine, other words connected to it also show feminine agreement.

That is why you get:

دي and not ده
سهلة and not سهل

Why does سهلة come after طريقة?

Because in Arabic, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

طريقة سهلة = literally way easy
natural English = an easy way

This is the normal word order in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic.

Why is it سهلة and not سهل?

Because adjectives agree with the noun in gender.

Since طريقة is feminine singular, the adjective must also be feminine singular:

سهل = easy, masculine
سهلة = easy, feminine

So:

كتاب سهل = an easy book
طريقة سهلة = an easy way

Where is the word is in this sentence?

It is not said explicitly.

In Arabic, present-tense sentences like this usually do not use a separate word for is/are.

So دي طريقة سهلة is literally something like:

this easy way

But the real meaning is:

This is an easy way

This is completely normal Arabic grammar.

Why is there no الـ on طريقة or سهلة?

Because طريقة سهلة here is indefinite: an easy way.

So:

طريقة سهلة = an easy way
الطريقة السهلة = the easy way

In دي طريقة سهلة, the structure is:

دي = this
طريقة سهلة = an easy way

So the whole thing is This is an easy way.

If you changed it to الطريقة دي سهلة, that would be more like This method is easy.

Can I also say الطريقة دي سهلة? What is the difference?

Yes, you can.

The difference is mainly in structure and emphasis:

دي طريقة سهلة = This is an easy way
الطريقة دي سهلة = This way/method is easy

In the first sentence, دي stands more on its own as this. In the second, الطريقة دي works together as this method.

Both are natural, but they are not built the same way.

How do I pronounce دي طريقة سهلة?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

dee ta-REE-ʔa SAH-la

A few notes:

دي sounds like dee
طريقة has stress on the middle syllable: ta-REE-ʔa
the sound written here as ʔ is a quick throat stop, like the break in uh-oh
سهلة sounds like SAH-la

If you say it more simply as dee ta-ree-a sah-la, people will still usually understand you.

Is this specifically Egyptian Arabic, or could it be Standard Arabic too?

This sentence is specifically Egyptian Arabic because of دي.

In Standard Arabic, you would normally say:

هذه طريقة سهلة

The rest of the sentence is very close in both varieties:

طريقة = way/method
سهلة = easy

So the most clearly Egyptian part here is دي.

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