Learn Hardcore Arabic (Levantine): المستشفى بعيد شوي، بس في باص بيروح عالمستشفى. - The hospital is a little far, but there is a bus that goes to the hospital.

Breakdown of المستشفى بعيد شوي، بس في باص بيروح عالمستشفى.

Why is بعيد used instead of بعيدة?

Because المستشفى is grammatically masculine in Arabic, so the adjective agrees with it and stays masculine: بعيد.

A quick comparison:

So even though المستشفى is not a person, Arabic still gives it grammatical gender, and here that gender is masculine.

What does شوي mean here?

شوي means a little, a bit, or slightly in Levantine Arabic.

So بعيد شوي means something like:

In natural English, that often comes out as a little far or a bit far.

You may also hear:

Both are common in speech, though usage can vary by region and speaker.

What does بس mean in this sentence?

Here, بس means but.

So:

In other contexts, بس can also mean only or , so learners often notice it has more than one meaning. But in this sentence, it clearly means .