البيت كبير.

The house is big.

Breakdown of البيت كبير.

• ال: the
• بيت: house
• كبير: big

Questions & Answers about البيت كبير.

How do you pronounce البيت كبير in Egyptian Arabic?

In Egyptian Arabic, it is usually pronounced el-bēt kibīr.

A few helpful notes:

• الـ is usually pronounced el- or sometimes il- in Egyptian.
• بيت sounds like bēt.
• كبير sounds like kibīr.

So the whole sentence is: el-bēt kibīr.

What does الـ at the beginning of البيت do?

الـ is the Arabic definite article, like the in English.

So:

• بيت = house
• البيت = the house

In Egyptian Arabic, الـ is commonly pronounced el-.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Arabic, simple present-tense sentences often do not use a separate word for is.

So:

• البيت كبير literally looks like the house big
• but it naturally means the house is big

This is completely normal in Arabic.
If you want other tenses, then a verb can appear, for example in the past or future.

Why does كبير come after البيت instead of before it?