دي محاولة جديدة.

دي means this and is the feminine singular form in Egyptian Arabic.

So in دي محاولة جديدة, دي points to محاولة, which is a feminine noun.

A very common comparison is:

• ده = this (masculine)
• دي = this (feminine)

Examples:

• ده كتاب = this is a book
• دي عربية = this is a car

Because محاولة is a feminine noun.

In Arabic, nouns have grammatical gender, and words referring to them often have to match that gender. Since محاولة is feminine, the demonstrative also has to be feminine:

• دي محاولة = this attempt
• not ده محاولة

A useful clue is that many feminine nouns end in ـة (called taa marbuuTa), and محاولة does.

In Arabic, the verb to be in the present tense is usually not expressed.

So:

• دي محاولة جديدة literally looks like this attempt new
• but it naturally means This is a new attempt

This is normal in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic.

If you wanted past tense, then a verb would appear:

• دي كانت محاولة جديدة = this was a new attempt

The structure is:

• دي = this
• محاولة = attempt
• جديدة = new

So the pattern is:

demonstrative + noun + adjective

That is very common in Arabic.

Also, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe, unlike in English.

Compare:

• English: a new attempt
• Arabic: attempt new → محاولة جديدة

Because adjectives in Arabic must agree with the noun they describe.

Since محاولة is feminine singular, new must also be feminine singular:

• masculine: جديد
• feminine: جديدة

So:

• كتاب جديد = a new book
• محاولة جديدة = a new attempt

If you said محاولة جديد, that would sound wrong because the adjective would not match the noun.

It is commonly pronounced something like mo-haa-wla or mo-ḥawla, depending on how detailed you want to be.

A rough learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• محاولة → mo-HAW-la

A few notes:

• مـ = m
• ح is a deeper h sound than English h
• او here gives a sound like aw
• the final ـة is pronounced as a in pause, so محاولة sounds like moḥawla

You do not pronounce it like a clear English t at the end here.

دي is usually pronounced dii or dee.

So the sentence can be roughly pronounced:

dee mo-HAW-la ga-DEE-da

That is only an approximation, but it is close enough for a beginner.

It is perfectly understandable and natural, but some parts feel a bit on the formal or neutral side because محاولة is a word also used in more formal Arabic.

Still, Egyptians do use محاولة in speech.

Depending on context, people might also choose other expressions, but دي محاولة جديدة is a good, correct sentence in Egyptian Arabic.

In Arabic, demonstratives like دي already make the noun definite in meaning, even if the noun itself does not take الـ in this kind of structure.

So:

• دي محاولة جديدة = this is a new attempt / this is a new try

In Egyptian Arabic, with ده / دي / دول, it is very common to have:

• ده كتاب
• دي بنت
• دي فكرة حلوة

So the noun does not need الـ here.

Not by itself.

دي محاولة جديدة specifically means This is a new attempt.

If you want another attempt, Egyptian Arabic more often uses something like:

• دي محاولة تانية = this is another attempt
• دي محاولة جديدة تانية could be possible in some contexts, but it is less straightforward and depends on what exactly you mean

So if your intended meaning is another attempt, تانية is usually the clearer choice.

Then both the demonstrative and the adjective would switch to masculine forms.

Compare:

• دي محاولة جديدة = this is a new attempt
  
  • feminine noun
  • feminine this
  • feminine adjective

With a masculine noun:

• ده كتاب جديد = this is a new book
  
  • masculine noun
  • masculine this
  • masculine adjective

So a good rule is:

• feminine noun → دي ... ـة
• masculine noun → ده ... with masculine adjective

Yes, mainly in the demonstrative.

In Egyptian Arabic:

• دي محاولة جديدة

In Standard Arabic, the equivalent would usually be:

• هذه محاولة جديدة

So the biggest obvious difference is:

• Egyptian: دي
• Standard Arabic: هذه

The noun محاولة and adjective جديدة are basically the same in both, though pronunciation differs and Standard Arabic would be pronounced more carefully.

In normal Egyptian pronunciation, the final ـة is usually pronounced like a when you stop at the word.

So:

• محاولة → moḥawla
• جديدة → gidiida / gedeeda depending on how you represent Egyptian vowels

You normally do not pronounce a full final t unless you are in a special grammatical context, reading very formally, or linking in certain set expressions.

So for everyday Egyptian, think of final ـة here as sounding like a.