فرشاية السنان ومعجون السنان بالحمام جنب الصابون.

The toothbrush and the toothpaste are in the bathroom next to the soap.

Breakdown of فرشاية السنان ومعجون السنان بالحمام جنب الصابون.

• ال: the
• و: and
• جنب: next to
• ب: in

Questions & Answers about فرشاية السنان ومعجون السنان بالحمام جنب الصابون.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

Because Arabic usually omits the present-tense to be in sentences like this.

So:

• فرشاية السنان ومعجون السنان بالحمام
  literally: the toothbrush and the toothpaste in the bathroom
• natural meaning: The toothbrush and toothpaste are in the bathroom

This is very normal in both Levantine and Standard Arabic. If you wanted past or future, then a form of كان might appear.

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How does فرشاية السنان mean toothbrush?

This is a possession-style structure, basically:

• فرشاية = brush
• السنان = the teeth

So فرشاية السنان is literally the brush of the teeth, which English expresses as toothbrush.

The same pattern appears in:

• معجون السنان = toothpaste
  literally paste of the teeth

This kind of structure is extremely common in Arabic.

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Why does it say السنان instead of الأسنان?

Because السنان is the colloquial Levantine form, while الأسنان is the Standard Arabic form.

So:

• السنان = Levantine dialect
• الأسنان = Modern Standard Arabic