اللقاح جاهز.

ready

Breakdown of اللقاح جاهز.

• لقاح: the vaccine

Questions & Answers about اللقاح جاهز.

How is اللقاح جاهز pronounced in Levantine Arabic?

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is il-liʔāḥ jāhez.

A few notes:

• الـ often sounds like il- or just l- in Levantine.
• In many Levantine accents, ق is pronounced as a glottal stop ʔ, so لقاح may sound like liʔāḥ rather than liqāḥ.
• جاهز is commonly pronounced jāhez.

You may also hear a more careful or formal pronunciation closer to al-liqāḥ jāhiz.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because Arabic often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

• اللقاح جاهز = The vaccine is ready

This is a very common Arabic structure, called a nominal sentence.

Compare:

• أنا تعبان = I am tired
• البيت كبير = The house is big

But in the past or future, Arabic does use a verb:

• اللقاح كان جاهز = The vaccine was ready
• اللقاح رح يكون جاهز = The vaccine will be ready

What does الـ mean here?

is the definite article, so it means .