على فكرة، الاجتماع النهارده.

In Egyptian Arabic, as in Arabic generally, the verb to be in the present tense is usually not stated.

So الاجتماع النهارده literally looks like the meeting today, but it naturally means the meeting is today.

This is very normal:

• هو تعبان = He is tired
• أنا مشغول = I am busy
• الاجتماع النهارده = The meeting is today

If you wanted a past or future meaning, then Arabic would use other words:

• الاجتماع كان النهارده = The meeting was today
• الاجتماع هيبقى النهارده = The meeting will be today

على فكرة is a very common expression meaning something like:

• by the way
• just so you know
• incidentally

Literally, it is built from على (on) + فكرة (idea), but you should learn it as a fixed phrase. Native speakers do not usually think of it word by word when they use it.

It is often used to introduce extra information, a reminder, or a correction:

• على فكرة، أنا مشغول بكرة = By the way, I’m busy tomorrow
• على فكرة، هو جه بدري = By the way, he came early

So in your sentence, it sets up the reminder that the meeting is today.

النهارده is the everyday Egyptian Arabic word for today.

In Modern Standard Arabic, you would more often see اليوم. In Egyptian speech, النهارده is much more natural in casual conversation.

So:

• النهارده = everyday Egyptian Arabic for today
• اليوم = more formal / Standard Arabic

A learner will hear النهارده constantly in Egypt.

الاجتماع means the meeting.

It is made of:

• اجتماع = meeting
• الـ = the

So:

• اجتماع = a meeting / meeting
• الاجتماع = the meeting

This noun comes from a root related to gathering or coming together, so it can also connect to the broader idea of an assembly or meeting, depending on context.

In Egyptian Arabic, the letter ج is usually pronounced like a hard g in go, not like the English j in job.

So الاجتماع in Egyptian pronunciation sounds approximately like:

il-igtimāʿ or el-egtimāʿ

A rough learner-friendly breakdown:

• الـ often sounds like el or il
• اجت... here begins with a vowel-like sound, then g
• the final ع is a consonant English does not have; many beginners just approximate it at first

So yes, for Egyptian Arabic, the ج here is normally a g sound.

In careful Standard Arabic transliteration, the definite article is often written al-, but in Egyptian Arabic actual pronunciation is often closer to el- or il- depending on the speaker and the word.

So learners may see:

• الاجتماع written formally as al-ijtimāʿ
• but hear something closer to el-egtimāʿ in Egyptian speech

This is normal. The spelling stays الـ, but pronunciation varies by dialect and speech style.

الاجتماع النهارده is the most natural neutral order for The meeting is today in this kind of sentence.

Arabic often puts the topic first, then gives information about it:

• الاجتماع = the topic
• النهارده = the information about when it is

You can move things around for emphasis, but the basic order here is very natural.

For example:

• الاجتماع النهارده = neutral: The meeting is today
• النهارده الاجتماع = marked or unusual in many contexts; it may sound like you are emphasizing today

So for everyday use, الاجتماع النهارده is the safer pattern.

Yes, but it means something slightly different.

• الاجتماع النهارده = The meeting is today
• في اجتماع النهارده = There is a meeting today

The first refers to a specific meeting already known from context.
The second introduces the existence of a meeting.

So if everyone already knows which meeting you mean, الاجتماع النهارده is natural.
If you are announcing that a meeting exists today, في اجتماع النهارده works well.

Very often, yes. Putting على فكرة at the beginning is common because it works like a discourse marker, introducing a side note or reminder.

For example:

• على فكرة، الاجتماع النهارده
• على فكرة، أنا كلمته امبارح

But in conversation, speakers may place it differently depending on rhythm and emphasis. Beginning position is the most useful pattern for learners.

Yes, it sounds very natural and conversational in Egyptian Arabic.

Why it sounds natural:

• على فكرة is a common spoken phrase
• النهارده is the normal Egyptian spoken word for today
• the sentence is short and direct
• dropping is is standard Arabic grammar

So this sounds like something a person might casually say to remind someone:

• By the way, the meeting is today.

Usually, yes, there is often a small pause in speech, just like after by the way in English.

So the rhythm is something like:

على فكرة | الاجتماع النهارده

The comma in writing reflects that natural pause. It is not mandatory in every informal text message, but it matches the way the sentence is usually spoken.

Definitely. In real conversation, على فكرة، الاجتماع النهارده often feels like a reminder:

• By the way, the meeting is today
• Just so you know, the meeting is today
• Don’t forget, the meeting is today

The exact tone depends on context and intonation. It may be:

• neutral information
• a gentle reminder
• a correction if someone seems to have forgotten

So even though the literal structure is simple, the social meaning can be a bit richer.