Word
خبر الشرطة.
Meaning
Tell the police.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about خبر الشرطة.
How do I pronounce خبر الشرطة in Levantine?
If the meaning you were shown is he informed the police, the usual Levantine pronunciation is khabbar eš-šurṭa.
A few helpful points:
- خ sounds like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
- ش is sh.
- ط is an emphatic t.
- الشرطة is pronounced eš-šurṭa because of sun-letter assimilation.
If the meaning were something like police news/report, then خبر would be read khabar instead of khabbar.
Why is خبر written the same way as news?
Because Arabic usually does not write short vowels, and in normal writing it may also leave out the shadda.
So خبر can represent different words, including:
- khabar = news
- khabbar = he informed / told
That is very normal in Arabic. You use context and the meaning you were given to know which reading is correct.
Why is there no separate word for he?
In Arabic, the verb itself often already tells you the subject.
So if خبر here is the verb , it already means .You do need a separate word for unless you want emphasis or contrast.