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Questions & Answers about الخط الارضي مش شغال.
How do I pronounce الخط الارضي مش شغال?
A common Egyptian pronunciation is:
el-khaTT el-arDi mish shaghghaal
You may also see it written as il-khaTT il-arDi mish shaghghāl in transliteration.
A few sound notes:
- خ in الخط is like ch in Scottish loch or German Bach
- ط is a heavy/emphatic t
- ض in أرضي is a heavy/emphatic d
- غ in شغال is a throaty sound, somewhat like the French r
Why does الأرضي come after الخط?
Because in Arabic, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.
So:
- الخط = the line
- الأرضي = land/ground-based
Together:
- الخط الأرضي = the landline
This is the opposite of English, where we usually put the adjective first: land line.
Why do both الخط and الأرضي have الـ?
Because Arabic adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in definiteness.
So if the noun is definite:
- الخط = line