Breakdown of بما انو الفطور شامل، ما في رسوم اضافية.
Questions & Answers about بما انو الفطور شامل، ما في رسوم اضافية.
What does بما انو mean in this sentence?
بما انو means since, because, or given that.
In Levantine, it’s a very common way to introduce a reason:
- بما انو الفطور شامل = Since breakfast is included
- بما انو الجو برد = Since the weather is cold
It is conversational and very natural in speech.
Why is it انو and not أنه?
انو is the common Levantine colloquial form, while أنه is more formal / closer to Standard Arabic.
So:
- بما انو = everyday Levantine
- بما أنه = more formal, more written, or closer to MSA
A learner will hear انو all the time in spoken Levantine. It’s one of those very useful colloquial features to get used to.
What exactly does الفطور mean here?
الفطور means breakfast.
In Levantine, فطور is the normal everyday word for breakfast.
With the article ال, it becomes الفطور = the breakfast or just breakfast in context.
In hotel or travel language, الفطور شامل means breakfast is included.
A rough pronunciation would be:
il-ftoor or l-ftoor
(depending on the speaker and how connected the speech is)
What does شامل mean here?
Here شامل means included, inclusive, or covered.
So:
- الفطور شامل = breakfast is included
Literally, شامل has a broader sense of including, covering, or comprehensive, but in this kind of service/hotel context it often means included in the price.
You might also hear it in similar phrases like:
- الضريبة شاملة = tax is included
- السعر شامل كل شي = the price includes everything
Why is it شامل and not شاملة?
Because الفطور is treated as a masculine singular noun, so the adjective matches it:
- الفطور شامل
If the noun were feminine, you’d usually use شاملة:
- الضريبة شاملة = the tax is included
So this is basic adjective agreement:
- masculine singular noun → شامل
- feminine singular noun → شاملة
What does ما في mean?
ما في means there isn’t or there aren’t.
In Levantine, this is one of the most common ways to say that something does not exist or is not available.
So:
- ما في رسوم اضافية = there are no extra fees
Other examples:
- ما في مشكلة = there’s no problem
- ما في وقت = there’s no time
- ما في ناس = there are no people
It’s extremely common in spoken Levantine.
Why doesn’t the second part have a normal verb like are?
Because Arabic often uses nominal sentences, especially in the present tense.
In English, you need are:
- There are no extra fees
In Levantine Arabic, ما في already does the job of expressing there is / there are not:
- ما في رسوم اضافية
So there is no separate verb equivalent to are here.
What does رسوم اضافية mean exactly?
رسوم means fees or charges.
اضافية means additional or extra.
So:
- رسوم اضافية = extra fees / additional charges
This is very common in hotels, bookings, paperwork, and official or semi-official contexts.
You could compare:
- رسوم = fees/charges
- مصاريف = expenses/costs
- تكلفة إضافية = additional cost
In this sentence, رسوم اضافية sounds very natural for extra charges.
Why is it اضافية if رسوم is plural?
This is a great question. رسوم is a non-human plural, and in Arabic, non-human plurals are very often treated grammatically like feminine singular when adjectives agree with them.
So:
- رسوم اضافية is normal and expected
Even though رسوم means fees (plural), the adjective appears in the feminine singular form اضافية.
This is a very important pattern in Arabic, especially with non-human plural nouns.
Can ما في also be written as مافي?
Yes. In informal writing, especially chats and messages, you may see both:
- ما في
- مافي
They mean the same thing.
Writing practices in colloquial Arabic are not always standardized, so both spellings are common. If you are learning, it’s good to recognize both.
How would this whole sentence sound in natural pronunciation?
A natural Levantine-style pronunciation would be something like:
bima enno l-ftoor shaamel, ma fii rsoom idaafiyye
A few pronunciation notes:
- بما انو → bima enno
- الفطور → often sounds like l-ftoor
- ما في → ma fii
- رسوم → rsoom (the short vowel before r may be very light or barely heard)
- اضافية → idaafiyye
Exact pronunciation will vary by country and speaker, but this approximation is helpful.
Is this sentence formal or informal?
It is mostly colloquial Levantine, but it sounds perfectly normal and useful in real life.
Why?
- انو is colloquial
- ما في is colloquial spoken Levantine
- رسوم and شامل are fairly neutral vocabulary and can appear in more formal contexts too
So the sentence feels like natural spoken service language: something a hotel worker, host, or travel agent might actually say.
A more formal version closer to Standard Arabic could be:
بما أن الفطور مشمول، لا توجد رسوم إضافية.
But for spoken Levantine, your original sentence is more natural.
Could I say لأن الفطور شامل instead of بما انو الفطور شامل?
Yes, you could, but the tone changes slightly.
- بما انو الفطور شامل = since / given that breakfast is included
- لأن الفطور شامل = because breakfast is included
Both are understandable and natural, but بما انو often sounds a bit more like given that or as, while لأن is a more direct because.
In many situations, either would work.
Why does الفطور have الـ but رسوم اضافية does not?
Because الفطور refers to a specific, known thing in context: the breakfast included with the room, booking, etc.
So:
- الفطور = the breakfast
But رسوم اضافية is indefinite:
- extra fees
- not the extra fees
That’s why it appears without الـ.
Compare:
- الفطور شامل = the breakfast is included
- ما في رسوم اضافية = there are no extra fees
This mirrors English quite well in meaning, even if the grammar works differently.
Is the comma important here?
Not really in speech. It just helps the reader see the pause between the reason and the result.
So:
- بما انو الفطور شامل، ما في رسوم اضافية.
- بما انو الفطور شامل ما في رسوم اضافية.
Both represent the same spoken sentence. In writing, the comma makes it easier to read, but it’s not essential in everyday informal Arabic writing.
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