فرع البنك قريب.

The bank branch is close.

Breakdown of فرع البنك قريب.

• قريب: close
• فرع بنك: the bank branch

Questions & Answers about فرع البنك قريب.

How would I pronounce فرع البنك قريب in Levantine Arabic?

A common Levantine pronunciation is far3 il-bank 2arīb.

A few helpful notes:

• فرع = far3 or faraʕ
• البنك = il-bank or el-bank
• قريب = 2arīb / ʔarīb in many Levantine accents

The tricky sounds are:

• ع in فرع: a deep throat sound not found in English
• ق in قريب: in much of Levantine, this is often pronounced like a glottal stop ʔ, not a hard q

So if you want a learner-friendly version, far3 il-bank ʔarīb is a good approximation.

What does فرع mean here?

فرع means branch.

When talking about businesses or institutions, it means a local office or location, such as:

• فرع البنك = bank branch
• فرع الشركة = company branch
• فرع الجامعة = university branch/campus branch

So in this sentence, فرع is not a tree branch. It means a business branch.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Because Arabic usually leaves out the present-tense verb to be.

So literally looks like: