Breakdown of الصيدلي عارف ان فيه حساسية.
فيه
there is
ان
that
عارفaarif
to know
الصيدليel-saydaliyy
the pharmacist
Questions & Answers about الصيدلي عارف ان فيه حساسية.
How do I pronounce الصيدلي عارف ان فيه حساسية in Egyptian Arabic?
A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:
eṣ-ṣeidali ʿāref inn fīh ḥasāsiyya
A few notes:
- الصيدلي is usually pronounced something like eṣ-ṣeidali.
- عارف in Egyptian is commonly ʿāref.
- ان here is usually pronounced inn.
- فيه is fīh.
- حساسية is ḥasāsiyya.
You do not need to pronounce it in a super formal MSA way; this is a colloquial Egyptian sentence.
Why is ال in الصيدلي not pronounced as al-?
Because ص is a sun letter.
In Arabic, the ل of الـ often disappears in pronunciation before sun letters, and the next consonant gets doubled. So:
- الصيدلي is not pronounced al-saydali
- it is pronounced more like eṣ-ṣeidali
This is a very common pattern in Arabic pronunciation.
What does الصيدلي mean exactly, and why does it have الـ?