الباب هون.

The door is here.

Breakdown of الباب هون.

• هون: here
• باب: door
• ال: the

Questions & Answers about الباب هون.

Why is there no word for is in الباب هون?

In Levantine Arabic, the verb to be in the present tense is usually not spoken.

So الباب هون literally looks like the door here, but it means:

The door is here.

This is completely normal in Arabic.
You only usually say a form of to be in the past or future, or in some special structures.

For example:

• الباب هون = The door is here
• الباب كان هون = The door was here
• الباب رح يكون هون = The door will be here

What does هون mean exactly?

هون means here in Levantine Arabic.

It is a very common everyday word. In many contexts, it corresponds directly to English here.

Examples:

• أنا هون = I’m here
• اقعد هون = Sit here
• المفاتيح هون = The keys are here

In Modern Standard Arabic, you are more likely to see هنا, but in Levantine speech هون is extremely common.

How do you pronounce الباب هون?

A common Levantine pronunciation is: