الصبار هيبقى كويس طول ما المكان جاف.

The cactus will be fine as long as the place is dry.

Breakdown of الصبار هيبقى كويس طول ما المكان جاف.

• كويس: good
• مكان: place
• يبقى: to become
• طول ما: as long as

Questions & Answers about الصبار هيبقى كويس طول ما المكان جاف.

How do you pronounce الصبار هيبقى كويس طول ما المكان جاف in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

es-sabbār hayib'a kuwayyis ṭūl ma-l-makān gāf

A word-by-word guide:

• الصبار → es-sabbār
• هيبقى → hayib'a
• كويس → kuwayyis or kwayyis
• طول ما → ṭūl ma
• المكان → el-makān
• جاف → gāf

A few pronunciation notes:

• In Egyptian Arabic, ج is usually pronounced like g in go, so جاف sounds like gāf.
• In يبقى / هيبقى, the ء sound is a glottal stop, so يبقى is not fully smooth like yibka; it is closer to yib'a.
• The ال in الصبار is pronounced es- because ص is a sun letter, so the l sound assimilates.

What does هيبقى mean here?

هيبقى means it will be or it will stay / remain in this sentence.

It comes from the verb يبقى, which in Egyptian Arabic often means:

• to remain
• to stay
• to be