Word
هالكتاب منيح، بس غالي شوي.
Meaning
This book is good, but a little expensive.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Questions & Answers about هالكتاب منيح، بس غالي شوي.
What does هالكتاب mean exactly?
هالكتاب means this book.
It is made of:
- ها / هالـ = this
- كتاب = book
So هالكتاب is the Levantine way of saying this book.
Why is it هالكتاب and not هذا الكتاب?
Because this sentence is in Levantine Arabic, not Modern Standard Arabic.
In Levantine, this + noun is often formed with هالـ attached to the noun:
- هالبيت = this house
- هالبنت = this girl
- هالكتاب = this book
In Modern Standard Arabic, you would usually say:
- هذا الكتاب
So هالكتاب is a very natural spoken Levantine form.
What does منيح mean?
منيح means good, nice, or fine.
In this sentence, هالكتاب منيح means:
- This book is good
- or more naturally, This book is nice
It is a very common Levantine adjective in everyday speech.
Is منيح masculine? How would it change with other nouns?