ناقشنا الموضوع.

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is roughly nāʔašna l-mawḍūʕ.

A few notes:

• ناقشنا may be pronounced with a glottal stop in many urban Levantine accents: nāʔašna
• Some speakers keep a real q sound and say nāqašna
• الموضوع is often heard as el-mawḍūʕ or il-mawḍūʕ
• After ناقشنا, the article often gets reduced, so you may hear l-mawḍūʕ

The last sound in موضوع is ع, which is difficult for many English speakers at first. Getting close is fine in the beginning.

ناقشنا breaks down as:

• ناقش = discussed
• نا = we in the past tense

So the whole word means we discussed.

This is very common in Arabic: the verb itself often includes the subject.

Because Arabic verbs usually already show the subject.

So:

• ناقشنا = we discussed

You can add we for emphasis, but you do not need to. In Levantine, that would usually be إحنا:

• إحنا ناقشنا الموضوع

That sounds like we discussed the topic with extra emphasis on we.

It is the past tense (also called the perfect).

So it most naturally means:

• we discussed the topic

Depending on context, English might also translate it as:

• we have discussed the topic

But it is definitely not present tense.

Because ناقش is a verb that takes a direct object.

So Arabic says:

• ناقشنا الموضوع
• literally: we discussed the topic

You do not need a preposition here.

Compare that with a different verb like حكى:

• حكينا عن الموضوع = we talked about the topic

So:

• ناقش
  • direct object
• حكى عن
  • noun

موضوع means topic, subject, or issue, depending on context.

The الـ makes it definite:

• موضوع = a topic / topic
• الموضوع = the topic

So in this sentence, الموضوع is specifically the topic.

In Levantine, الـ is usually pronounced el- or il-, not al-.

So الموضوع is commonly pronounced something like:

• el-mawḍūʕ
• or il-mawḍūʕ

Also, م is a moon letter, so the l sound stays. It does not assimilate.

That means you hear the l clearly:

• el-mawḍūʕ, not em-mawḍūʕ

It is correct and fully understandable, but it sounds a bit formal or educated compared with very casual everyday speech.

In conversation, many speakers might also say things like:

• حكينا عن الموضوع = we talked about the topic
• تناقشنا بالموضوع or similar phrasing in some varieties

So ناقشنا الموضوع is good Arabic and definitely usable, especially in school, work, media, or more formal conversation.

ناقش comes from the root ن-ق-ش.

It is on the Form III pattern, which often gives a sense of interaction or engagement with someone or something.

That fits the meaning well, because discussion usually involves exchange, back-and-forth, or active engagement with a topic.