الزواج مهم.

important

Breakdown of الزواج مهم.

• زواج: marriage

Questions & Answers about الزواج مهم.

How do you pronounce الزواج مهم in Levantine Arabic?

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is:

ez-zwāj mhimm

A more careful / more standard-style pronunciation would be:

az-zawāj muhimm

A few things to notice:

• الـ before ز does not sound like a clear al-
• ز is a sun letter, so the l sound assimilates
• مهم is often pronounced more lightly in speech, closer to mhimm than full muhimm

So if you are aiming for natural Levantine speech, ez-zwāj mhimm is a good approximation.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

Because Arabic normally leaves out is / am / are in the present tense.

So:

• الزواج مهم = Marriage is important

This is called a nominal sentence: one noun or noun phrase, followed by a description.

If you want past or future, Arabic does use other words:

• كان الزواج مهم = Marriage was important
• رح يكون الزواج مهم = Marriage will be important

But in the present, no separate word for is is needed.

What does الـ mean in الزواج?