هاي شنطة جديدة.

هاي is the feminine form of this in Levantine Arabic.

Because شنطة (bag) is a feminine noun, the sentence uses هاي.

A very rough breakdown is:

• هاي = this
• شنطة = bag
• جديدة = new

So the structure is basically this bag new.

In Arabic, especially in the present tense, you usually do not say a word for is / am / are.

So where English says:

• This is a new bag

Levantine Arabic simply says:

• هاي شنطة جديدة

This is completely normal.
Arabic often leaves the present-tense to be understood.

Arabic does not have an indefinite article like English a / an.

So شنطة by itself can mean:

• a bag
• bag

The indefiniteness is understood from context.

That means:

• شنطة جديدة = a new bag

In Arabic, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.

So:

• شنطة جديدة = literally bag new

This is the normal word order in Arabic.

Compare:

• English: a new bag
• Arabic: شنطة جديدة

Because the adjective has to match the noun in gender.

• شنطة is feminine
• so new must also be feminine

That gives:

• masculine: جديد
• feminine: جديدة

So:

• شنطة جديدة = a new bag
• كتاب جديد = a new book

A common Levantine-style pronunciation is roughly:

• haay shanTa jdeede

A few notes:

• هاي sounds like haay
• شنطة is often pronounced shanTa or shanṭa
• جديدة in Levantine is often jdeede rather than the more formal jadīda

So the whole sentence may sound like:

• haay shanTa jdeede

In Levantine Arabic, the final ة usually sounds like -a or -e, depending on the word and dialect.

In this sentence:

• شنطة is commonly pronounced shanTa
• جديدة is commonly pronounced jdeede

So the written ة does not always sound the same in every word.

This is normal in spoken Arabic and is something you get used to by hearing real speech.

شنطة is very common in everyday spoken Arabic, including Levantine, for bag.

In Modern Standard Arabic, you may often see حقيبة for bag.

So:

• spoken Levantine: شنطة
• formal Standard Arabic: حقيبة

If you are learning conversation, شنطة is a very useful everyday word.

Yes. Levantine has several regional variants.

For feminine this, you may hear forms like:

• هاي
• هايِ
• هيدي / هايدي

For masculine this, you may hear:

• هاد
• هيدا

The exact form depends on the country, city, and speaker.

But هاي شنطة جديدة is a very natural Levantine sentence.

You would change both this and the adjective to masculine.

For example:

• هاد كتاب جديد
• This is a new book

Compare the two:

• هاي شنطة جديدة = feminine
• هاد كتاب جديد = masculine

So both the demonstrative and the adjective agree with the noun.

Yes, depending on context, Arabic can be a little flexible here.

This sentence can often be understood as either:

• This is a new bag or
• This bag is new

Usually context tells you which meaning is intended.

If you point at a bag in a shop, it could mean This is a new bag.
If you are comparing an old bag and a recent one, it might feel more like This bag is new.

No, that would sound wrong because the adjective does not match the noun.

Since شنطة is feminine, the adjective must also be feminine:

• correct: هاي شنطة جديدة
• incorrect: هاي شنطة جديد

Agreement is very important in Arabic.

Yes, in this kind of Levantine usage, هاي is used with feminine nouns.

So:

• هاي شنطة = this bag (feminine noun)
• هاد كتاب = this book (masculine noun)

Learning the gender of nouns is important, because it affects:

• demonstratives like this
• adjectives like new
• sometimes verbs and pronouns too