Learn Hardcore Arabic (Egyptian): الحافة والتخانة كويسين بعد ما القطعة الفخارية نشفت. - The rim and thickness are good after the pottery piece dries.

Breakdown of الحافة والتخانة كويسين بعد ما القطعة الفخارية نشفت.

Why is there no word for are in الحافة والتخانة كويسين?

Because Egyptian Arabic usually leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

الحافة والتخانة كويسين
literally = the edge/rim and the thickness good
natural English = the edge/rim and the thickness are good

This is called a nominal sentence. If you wanted a past or future meaning, you would normally use a verb such as كان or هيبقى.

Why are both الحافة and التخانة marked with الـ?

Because the sentence is talking about specific features of a specific object: the edge/rim and the thickness of that pottery piece.

In Arabic, when two nouns are joined with و (and), each noun often keeps its own definite article:

So الحافة والتخانة is exactly the edge/rim and the thickness.

What does التخانة mean exactly? Is it the normal way to say thickness?