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Questions & Answers about الموعد يوم الاربع.
How do I pronounce الموعد يوم الاربع in Egyptian Arabic?
A natural Egyptian-style pronunciation is roughly:
el-mawʿed yōm el-arbaʿ
A few notes:
- الموعد → el-mawʿed
This means the appointment or the scheduled time. - يوم → yōm
This means day, but here it works like on. - الاربع → el-arbaʿ
This is the Egyptian colloquial way of saying Wednesday.
The hardest sound for many English speakers is ع in mawʿed and arbaʿ. If you cannot say it perfectly yet, that is normal.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
Because Arabic often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.
So:
- الموعد يوم الاربع literally looks like the appointment Wednesday day
- but the natural English meaning is The appointment is on Wednesday
This kind of sentence is very common in Arabic. The is is understood automatically.
What does الموعد mean exactly?