الرياضة كويسة للجسم.

good

Breakdown of الرياضة كويسة للجسم.

• رياضة: exercise
• جسم: body

Questions & Answers about الرياضة كويسة للجسم.

How do you pronounce الرياضة كويسة للجسم in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:

er-riyāDa kwayyisa lil-gism

A few notes:

• الرياضة → er-riyāDa
  The الـ changes in pronunciation here because ر is a sun letter, so the l sound assimilates.
• كويسة → kwayyisa
  This is a very common Egyptian word meaning good.
• للجسم → lil-gism
  This is basically for the body.

You may also hear small pronunciation differences depending on the speaker.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Arabic, sentences in the present tense often do not use a separate word for is / am / are.

So:

• الرياضة كويسة = Exercise is good
• literally: Exercise good

This is completely normal in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic for present-tense statements.

If you wanted a past meaning, then Arabic would normally use a verb, such as كانت for was in the appropriate context.

Why is it كويسة and not كويس?