Word
الاجتماع يوم الخميس.
Meaning
The meeting is on Thursday.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about الاجتماع يوم الخميس.
How would I pronounce الاجتماع يوم الخميس in Egyptian Arabic?
A common Egyptian pronunciation is:
el-egtimāʿ yōm el-xamīs
A few sound notes:
- ج in Egyptian Arabic is usually a hard g sound, so اجتماع starts more like eg- than ij-.
- خ in الخميس is like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
- ع at the end of اجتماع has no exact English equivalent. If you are a beginner, it is fine to approximate it lightly at first.
- الـ is usually pronounced el- in Egyptian Arabic.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
Because Arabic normally leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.
So Arabic says, literally:
The meeting Thursday.
But the natural English meaning is:
The meeting is on Thursday.
This is very normal in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic.
What does يوم mean here?