جاري لطيف.

neighbor

Breakdown of جاري لطيف.

• لطيف: kind

Questions & Answers about جاري لطيف.

How do you pronounce جاري لطيف in Levantine Arabic?

A common pronunciation is jāri laṭīf.

A few pronunciation notes:

• جاري = jā-ri
  • The ā is long, like the a in father.
  • In some Levantine accents, ج sounds like zh in measure, so you may also hear žāri.
• لطيف = la-ṭīf
  • ط is a heavier, emphatic t sound.
  • The ī is long, like ee in see.

So depending on the speaker, you may hear:

• jāri laṭīf
• žāri laṭīf

What does جاري mean exactly?

جاري means my neighbor.

It is made of:

• جار = neighbor
• -ي = my

So:

• جار = a neighbor
• جاري = my neighbor

This -ي ending is a very common possessive ending in Arabic.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?