البرتقال والموز مو على الطاولة، بالتلاجة.

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Breakdown of البرتقال والموز مو على الطاولة، بالتلاجة.

• و: and
• طاولة: table
• ب: in

Questions & Answers about البرتقال والموز مو على الطاولة، بالتلاجة.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

In Levantine Arabic, the present-tense verb to be is usually omitted.

So instead of saying something like The oranges and the bananas are on the table, Arabic just says the equivalent of:

The oranges and the bananas — on the table

When you negate that kind of sentence, you use a negation word like مو:

• البرتقال والموز على الطاولة = The oranges and bananas are on the table
• البرتقال والموز مو على الطاولة = The oranges and bananas are not on the table

So the sentence is completely normal without a separate word for are.

What does مو mean here?

مو means not here.

It is commonly used in Levantine to negate nominal sentences, especially sentences with no present-tense to be.

So:

• مو على الطاولة = not on the table
• مو بالتلاجة = not in the fridge

In this sentence, مو is negating the location:

• البرتقال والموز مو على الطاولة = The oranges and bananas are not on the table

Could I also use مش instead of مو?