حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟

Yes. In Levantine, حضرتك is a polite/formal way to say you when speaking to one person.

In this sentence, it works like you in English, but with extra respect, similar to saying:

• you, sir / ma’am
• you in a polite customer-service or respectful tone

A very common contrast is:

• إنت = you (normal, informal)
• حضرتك = you (polite/formal)

So حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟ is more respectful than إنت بالشغل اليوم؟

Yes, the written form حضرتك is commonly used for both.

The pronunciation changes slightly:

• to a man: ḥaḍرتak / ḥaḍritak
• to a woman: ḥaḍرتik / ḥaḍritik

So the spelling often stays the same, but the final vowel changes in speech.

Because in Arabic, especially in the present tense, the verb to be is usually not said.

So instead of saying something like:

• You are at work today

Arabic simply says:

• حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟
• literally: You at-work today?

This is completely normal. The idea of are is understood automatically.

بالشغل means at work or at the workplace.

It is made up of:

• بـ = in / at
• الشغل = the work / work

So together:

• بالشغل = at work

In natural English, you would usually translate it as at work, not in the work.

This is just normal Arabic spelling.

• بـ
  • الشغل
• becomes بالشغل

The بـ attaches directly to the following word.

Also, because ش is a sun letter, the ل sound of ال is not pronounced clearly, so in speech it sounds more like:

• bish-shughul
• or besh-sheghl, depending on the speaker and region

So the spelling is بالشغل, but the pronunciation often has a doubled sh sound.

It can mean several related things depending on context:

• work
• job
• workplace
• being busy with work

In حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟, it most naturally means:

• at work
• or working today

So the phrase is understood contextually, not as a rigid word-for-word meaning.

Yes. In everyday English, both are possible translations depending on context.

Literally, بالشغل is closer to at work, but in real conversation people often use it in situations where English would also say:

• Are you working today?

For example, if someone is asking about your schedule, English might prefer working today, even though the Arabic wording is at work today.

اليوم means today, and putting it at the end is very natural in Levantine.

So:

• حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟ = very natural

You may also hear other word orders, depending on emphasis, such as:

• اليوم حضرتك بالشغل؟

That can sound like Today, are you at work?

Arabic word order is often more flexible than English, but the version with اليوم at the end is very common and neutral.

Because yes/no questions in Levantine are often made simply by:

• intonation in speech
• a question mark in writing

So حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟ is understood as a question from the rising tone and context.

You do not need a word like do or are the way English does.

A common informal version is:

• إنت بالشغل اليوم؟

That means the same thing, but it is less formal than حضرتك.

So the difference is mainly tone:

• حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟ = polite / respectful
• إنت بالشغل اليوم؟ = casual / neutral

It is much more natural as spoken Levantine Arabic.

The biggest clue is الشغل, which is very common in everyday speech for work/job.

In Modern Standard Arabic, a more formal phrasing might use different vocabulary, such as something based on عمل instead of شغل, depending on context.

Also, حضرتك as a polite spoken you is very common in colloquial usage.

If you are speaking politely to more than one person, you would usually change the pronoun part.

A common plural version is:

• حضراتكم بالشغل اليوم؟

That means Are you all at work today? in a polite way.

An informal plural version would be:

• إنتو بالشغل اليوم؟

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is something like:

• ḥaḍritak bish-sheghl il-yōm?

Some notes:

• حضرتك often sounds like ḥaḍritak or ḥaḍretak
• بالشغل often sounds like bish-sheghl or besh-sheghl
• اليوم is often il-yōm or el-yōm

Exact pronunciation varies by country and region, but those are good practical approximations.