الركام بره وبعيد عن الاوضة.

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Breakdown of الركام بره وبعيد عن الاوضة.

• عن: from
• اوضة: room
• بره: outside

Questions & Answers about الركام بره وبعيد عن الاوضة.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Egyptian Arabic, just like in Standard Arabic, the verb to be is usually not stated in the present tense.

So:

• الركام بره وبعيد عن الاوضة literally looks like:
• the rubble outside and far from the room

But the natural English translation is:

• The rubble is outside and away from the room.

If you wanted past or future, Arabic would usually add something:

• الركام كان بره = The rubble was outside
• الركام هيبقى بره = The rubble will be outside

How do I pronounce الركام here?

It is pronounced roughly er-rokām or er-rukām in Egyptian Arabic.

A few useful points:

• The written form is الركام
• The الـ is the definite article, like the
• Because ر is a sun letter, the l sound in الـ assimilates to it

So although it is written الركام, it is pronounced more like:

• er-rukām

not:

• al-rukām

This is very common in Arabic with certain letters.

What does mean exactly?