الخضار اللي في السوق احسن من الخضار اللي في السوبرماركت.

The vegetables at the market are better than the vegetables at the supermarket.

Breakdown of الخضار اللي في السوق احسن من الخضار اللي في السوبرماركت.

• ال: the
• في: at
• سوق: market
• اللي: that

Questions & Answers about الخضار اللي في السوق احسن من الخضار اللي في السوبرماركت.

Why is اللي used twice in this sentence?

اللي is the Egyptian Arabic relative word meaning that / which / who.

So:

• الخضار اللي في السوق = the vegetables that are in the market
• الخضار اللي في السوبرماركت = the vegetables that are in the supermarket

Egyptian Arabic uses اللي for all genders and numbers, so it is much simpler than English or Standard Arabic in this way.

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Why does الخضار have الـ both times?

Because Arabic often uses the definite article الـ when talking about a whole known group or category.

Here, الخضار means the vegetables / the produce in a general but definite sense, and then each one is specified further by a relative clause:

• الخضار اللي في السوق = the vegetables in the market
• الخضار اللي في السوبرماركت = the vegetables in the supermarket

Arabic usually repeats the noun instead of saying those in the supermarket the way English often does.

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What exactly does الخضار mean here?

الخضار in Egyptian Arabic usually means vegetables or sometimes produce / greens in everyday speech.

It is often treated like a collective noun, similar to how English might say vegetables as a category rather than referring to one specific vegetable.

So in this sentence, it means the produce/vegetables sold in each place.

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