الشعور كويس.

The feeling is good.

Breakdown of الشعور كويس.

• كويس: good
• شعور: a feeling

Questions & Answers about الشعور كويس.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Arabic, the present tense of to be is usually not spoken in simple sentences like this.

So:

• الشعور كويس = The feeling is good
• literally: the feeling good

This is very normal in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic-type structures.

If you wanted the past, you would use a verb, for example:

• الشعور كان كويس = The feeling was good

How do I pronounce الشعور?

A good pronunciation guide is:

• ash-shuʕuur in a more formal/Standard-style pronunciation
• often closer to esh-shoʕuur in Egyptian-style pronunciation

Two important things are happening here:

1. الـ is the definite article, meaning the
2. The letter ش is a sun letter, so the l sound in ال is not pronounced

So الشعور is pronounced more like:

• ash-shuʕuur / esh-shoʕuur
• not al-shuʕuur

Also, the letter ع is a deep throat sound that English does not have.

What does الشعور mean exactly?