نصبنا الخيمة.

A common Levantine pronunciation is naSabna l-khayme.

A few sound notes:

• ص in نصبنا is an emphatic s sound, so you may see it written as ṣ or sometimes S in learner transliteration.
• خ in الخيمة is the kh sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
• ة at the end of خيمة is usually pronounced -e in Levantine, so khayme, not khayma in everyday speech.
• The ال in الخيمة is often reduced in connected speech, so il-khayme may sound like l-khayme after the verb.

So in natural speech, naSabna l-khayme is a good way to say it.

نصبنا means we set up or we pitched.

The ending -نا is the past-tense ending for we.

So:

• نصب = he set up
• نصبنا = we set up

That means Arabic does not need a separate word for we here, because the verb itself already tells you the subject.

Because Arabic verbs often already include the subject.

In English, you need both:

• we pitched

In Arabic, the verb ending already gives you we:

• نصبنا = we pitched / we set up

If you want extra emphasis, you can add إحنا:

• إحنا نصبنا الخيمة = We pitched the tent

But in a normal sentence, نصبنا الخيمة is complete by itself.

Because Arabic often uses a single verb where English uses a multi-word expression.

Here, نصب already carries the idea of:

• setting up
• pitching
• erecting

So Arabic does not need an extra word corresponding to up.

That is very common when comparing Arabic and English: one Arabic verb may match an English phrasal verb.

الخيمة is the tent.

Breakdown:

• خيمة = a tent / tent
• الـ = the
• الخيمة = the tent

So ال is just the definite article, like the in English.

In Levantine pronunciation, الخيمة is usually il-khayme or, in connected speech, l-khayme.

That is a very common learner question.

Arabic usually leaves out short vowels in normal writing, so you learn them from:

• vocabulary knowledge
• verb patterns
• context
• repeated exposure

In this sentence:

• نصبنا is recognized as a past-tense we form because of -نا
• خيمة is a common word meaning tent

So even though the short vowels are not written, a speaker knows how to read it from familiarity with the words and patterns.

The written sentence نصبنا الخيمة works in both Levantine and Standard Arabic.

What changes most is the pronunciation:

• In Levantine: naSabna l-khayme
• In more formal Standard Arabic pronunciation: naSabnā al-khayma

So this is one of those simple sentences that looks the same in writing across varieties, even though people pronounce it differently.

Yes, نصبنا الخيمة is natural.

You can also say:

• إحنا نصبنا الخيمة

Both are fine. The difference is mainly emphasis and style:

• نصبنا الخيمة = compact, straightforward
• إحنا نصبنا الخيمة = more explicit, with we stated clearly

In spoken Levantine, explicitly stating the subject is very common, but leaving it out is also completely normal when the verb already makes it clear.

No. نصب is broader than just pitch.

Depending on the object, it can mean things like:

• set up
• install
• erect
• put up

With الخيمة, the natural English meaning is pitched the tent or set up the tent.

So the exact English translation depends on what is being set up.

You would usually say خيمتنا for our tent.

So:

• نصبنا الخيمة = we pitched the tent
• نصبنا خيمتنا = we pitched our tent

In Levantine pronunciation, خيمتنا would sound something like khaymetna.

This is useful because Arabic often attaches possessive meanings directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like our.