الملاية دي طازة من الغسيل، والمخدة لسه على الكنبة.

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Breakdown of الملاية دي طازة من الغسيل، والمخدة لسه على الكنبة.

• دي: this
• من: from
• و: and

Questions & Answers about الملاية دي طازة من الغسيل، والمخدة لسه على الكنبة.

What does دي mean here, and why does it come after الملاية?

دي means this in Egyptian Arabic for a feminine singular noun.

So:

• الملاية دي = this sheet
• literally: the-sheet this

In Egyptian Arabic, demonstratives like ده / دي / دول often come after the noun:

• الولد ده = this boy
• البنت دي = this girl
• الكتب دي = these books

Because الملاية is treated as feminine, the sentence uses دي, not ده.

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Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Arabic, especially in the present tense, the verb to be is usually not stated.

So:

• الملاية دي طازة من الغسيل literally looks like
  this sheet fresh from the washing
• but it naturally means
  This sheet is fresh out of the wash

And:

• المخدة لسه على الكنبة literally looks like
  the pillow still on the couch
• but it means
  The pillow is still on the couch

This is completely normal in Arabic. The present-tense is/am/are is understood automatically.

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What does طازة mean in this sentence?