هاي قصة بتضحك كتير.

this

Breakdown of هاي قصة بتضحك كتير.

• كتير: very
• ضحك: to make laugh
• قصة: story

Questions & Answers about هاي قصة بتضحك كتير.

How do I pronounce هاي قصة بتضحك كتير?

A common Levantine pronunciation is:

hāy 'iṣṣa btiḍḥak ktīr

A few notes:

• هاي = hāy
• قصة is often pronounced 'iṣṣa in many urban Levantine accents, because ق may become a glottal stop. In other accents, you may hear qiṣṣa or giṣṣa.
• بتضحك = btiḍḥak
• كتير = ktīr

Two sounds that may feel unfamiliar:

• ض in بتضحك is a heavy/emphatic d
• ح is a strong breathy h from the throat

What does هاي mean here?

هاي means this.

In this sentence, it is the demonstrative pointing to قصة:
هاي قصة = this story

In many Levantine varieties, هاي is used with feminine nouns, and قصة is feminine. Depending on the country or city, you may also hear other forms like هيدي or هالقصة.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?