الصوت قوي والميكروفون شغال.

The sound is strong, and the microphone is working.

Breakdown of الصوت قوي والميكروفون شغال.

• صوت: sound
• شغال: working
• قوي: strong
• ميكروفون: the microphone

Questions & Answers about الصوت قوي والميكروفون شغال.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Levantine Arabic, the present-tense to be is usually left out.

So:

• الصوت قوي = The sound is strong/loud
• الميكروفون شغال = The microphone is working/on

This is very normal in spoken Arabic. You do not need a separate word for is here.

What does قوي mean here? Does it mean strong or loud?

Literally, قوي means strong. But with الصوت (the sound), it often means:

• strong
• powerful
• loud

So in context, الصوت قوي usually means something like the sound is strong or the sound is loud/good and clear.

What does شغال mean in Levantine Arabic?

شغال is a very common Levantine word meaning:

• working
• running
• on
• functioning

So الميكروفون شغال means the microphone is working or the microphone is on.

This word is used for many things, not just people working at a job. For example: