المطعم ده مشهور، بس انا بحب المخبز اللي جنبه اكتر.

This restaurant is famous, but I like the bakery next to it more.

Breakdown of المطعم ده مشهور، بس انا بحب المخبز اللي جنبه اكتر.

• انا: I
• ال: the
• ده: this
• مطعم: restaurant

Questions & Answers about المطعم ده مشهور، بس انا بحب المخبز اللي جنبه اكتر.

Why is there no word for is in المطعم ده مشهور?

In Egyptian Arabic, as in Arabic generally, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.

So:

• المطعم ده مشهور = This restaurant is famous
• Literally: the-restaurant this famous

You only use an actual be verb in other tenses, like past or future.

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Why does ده come after المطعم instead of before it?

In Egyptian Arabic, demonstratives like ده often come after the noun.

So:

• المطعم ده = this restaurant
• البنت دي = this girl

This is one of the most noticeable differences from English. A native English speaker may expect this restaurant, but Egyptian Arabic normally says the equivalent of restaurant this.

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What exactly does ده mean here?

ده means this for a masculine singular noun.

Since المطعم is masculine singular, ده matches it:

• المطعم ده = this restaurant

A few common forms are:

• ده = this, masculine
• دي = this, feminine
• دول = these

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Why is it مشهور and not some other form?