الفحص الفني بكرة.

The vehicle inspection is tomorrow.

Breakdown of الفحص الفني بكرة.

• بكرة: tomorrow
• الفحص الفني: the vehicle inspection

Questions & Answers about الفحص الفني بكرة.

How do I pronounce الفحص الفني بكرة in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:

el-faḥs el-fanni bokra

A few notes:

• ال is usually pronounced el- in Egyptian Arabic, not al-.
• ح in فحص is a stronger, breathier h sound than English h.
• فني is pronounced fanni with a doubled n sound.
• بكرة is pronounced bokra.

What does each word mean?

Word by word:

• الفحص = the inspection / the examination
• الفني = technical
• بكرة = tomorrow

So the phrase means The technical inspection is tomorrow.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Because Arabic often leaves out the present-tense verb to be.

So instead of saying:

• The technical inspection is tomorrow

Arabic can simply say:

• الفحص الفني بكرة

This is very normal. In Arabic grammar, this is a kind of nominal sentence.

If you want to make it more explicit in Egyptian Arabic, you could also say:

• الفحص الفني هيكون بكرة
  = The technical inspection will be tomorrow

But the shorter version is completely natural.