Questions & Answers about البيطري مشغول، مع هيك انقذ القطة وشاف انو مخلبها مجروح.
Why is there no word for is in البيطري مشغول?
Because Arabic usually drops the present-tense verb to be.
So البيطري مشغول literally looks like the vet busy, but it means the vet is busy.
This is very normal in both Levantine and Standard Arabic:
- هو تعبان = he is tired
- البيت كبير = the house is big
If you wanted was, will be, etc., then Arabic would use a verb:
- كان مشغول = he was busy
- رح يكون مشغول = he will be busy
Why is البيطري used by itself? Shouldn’t it be something like طبيب بيطري?
Yes, طبيب بيطري is the full expression for veterinarian / veterinary doctor, but in everyday speech people often shorten it to البيطري, which works like the vet in English.
So:
- البيطري = the vet
- طبيب بيطري = a veterinarian / veterinary doctor
This kind of shortening is very common in Arabic.
What does مع هيك mean here?
مع هيك is a very common Levantine expression meaning , , , or .