التغيير مهم.

important

Breakdown of التغيير مهم.

• تغيير: a change

Questions & Answers about التغيير مهم.

How do I pronounce التغيير مهم in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural Egyptian-style pronunciation is:

et-taghyīr mohemm

A few notes:

• ال before ت is pronounced with assimilation, so you hear et-t..., not el-t...
• غ in تغيير is a deep throaty sound, often approximated as gh
• مهم in Egyptian speech is commonly pronounced mohemm rather than the more formal muhimm

So if you say et-taghyīr mohemm, you’ll sound natural.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because Arabic often uses nominal sentences in the present tense without a separate word for is / am / are.

So:

• التغيير مهم literally looks like the change important but it means change is important or the change is important, depending on context.

This is completely normal in Arabic. In the present tense, you usually just put the subject and the description together.

Why does التغيير have ال?