النظام واضح.

A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:

en-neẓaam waaDeḥ

A rough guide:

• النظام → en-neẓaam
• واضح → waaDeḥ

Notes:

• The ظ in نظام is usually pronounced in Egyptian close to an emphatic z or dh/z-like sound, but many learners do fine approximating it as a heavy z.
• The ض in واضح is pronounced like an emphatic d.
• The final ح is a breathy ḥ sound from the throat, not a normal English h.

If you want a simple learner-friendly version, en-nezam wadih is often close enough to get started.

Because ن is a sun letter.

In Arabic, the definite article الـ is written the same way every time, but its pronunciation changes before certain letters. When the next letter is a sun letter, the l sound of al- disappears and the following consonant is doubled.

So:

• Written: ال + نظام
• Pronounced: en-neẓaam / an-niẓaam depending on accent/style

The ن gets doubled in pronunciation.

This is why you hear en-neẓaam, not el-neẓaam or al-neẓaam.

In Arabic, present-tense sentences like The system is clear usually do not use a separate word for is.

So:

• النظام واضح literally looks like:
• the-system clear

But it means:

• The system is clear

This is completely normal in both Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.

If you want to say was, will be, etc., then Arabic does use extra words:

• كان النظام واضح = The system was clear
• النظام هيبقى واضح = The system will be clear in Egyptian

• النظام = the subject/topic: the system
• واضح = the predicate/adjective: clear

So the structure is:

• النظام → what you are talking about
• واضح → what you are saying about it

This kind of sentence is often called a nominal sentence in Arabic.

Because النظام is a masculine singular noun.

In Arabic, adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness

So here:

• النظام = masculine singular definite
• واضح = masculine singular

If the noun were feminine, you would usually use واضحة instead:

• الخطة واضحة = The plan is clear

So واضح is correct here because نظام is masculine.

Because in this sentence واضح is not being used as the clear system. It is the predicate, meaning is clear.

Compare:

1. النظام واضح

   • The system is clear
   • Here واضح is the description/predicate.

2. النظام الواضح

   • the clear system
   • Here الواضح is an adjective directly attached to the noun.

So:

• النظام واضح = a full sentence
• النظام الواضح = a noun phrase, not a full sentence by itself

It works in both.

That is one reason it is a useful beginner sentence:

• In MSA/Standard Arabic, it is perfectly correct.
• In Egyptian Arabic, it is also perfectly natural.

The main difference is usually in pronunciation, not in the written words.

For example:

• More MSA-style pronunciation: an-niẓaamu wāḍiḥ(un) in full formal reading
• Egyptian-style pronunciation: en-neẓaam waaDeḥ

So a learner may see the same spelling in both, even though people pronounce it differently.

نظام can mean several related things depending on context, such as:

• system
• order
• structure
• sometimes even regime

So النظام واضح could mean:

• The system is clear
• The procedure is clear
• The structure is clear

The exact English translation depends on context. Arabic often uses one word where English might choose different words in different situations.

Normally, the neutral and most natural order is:

• النظام واضح

Putting واضح first can happen in some contexts for emphasis, style, or poetic effect, but it is not the plain beginner default.

So if you simply want to say The system is clear, stick with:

• النظام واضح

In fully vocalized formal Standard Arabic, yes, case endings can appear:

• النِّظامُ واضِحٌ
• an-niẓāmu wāḍiḥun

But in:

• everyday speech
• Egyptian Arabic
• most normal unvocalized writing

these endings are usually not written or pronounced.

So learners will normally just see:

• النظام واضح

And in Egyptian, that is exactly what you would expect.

A common Egyptian way is:

• النظام مش واضح
• The system isn’t clear

Here:

• مش = not

So:

• النظام واضح = The system is clear
• النظام مش واضح = The system is not clear

This is one of the most useful patterns to learn early in Egyptian Arabic.

A natural Egyptian question is:

• النظام واضح؟

Often, yes—the same words can become a question just by using question intonation.

You could also ask in a more explicit way depending on context, but for everyday speech, intonation is very common:

• النظام واضح؟ = Is the system clear?

So Arabic often relies on tone of voice instead of changing word order the way English does.

A good learner approximation is:

• en-ne-ZAAM
• WAA-Deḥ

So the strongest parts are usually:

• -zaaam in النظام
• waa- in واضح

You do not need perfect stress right away, but getting the long vowels right helps a lot:

• ـا in نظام
• وا in واضح

Those long vowels make the words sound much more natural.