العنوان مزبوط، بس اسم المكان غلط.

A common Levantine-style pronunciation would be:

el-ʿunwān mazbūṭ, bas esem il-makān ghalaṭ

A few notes:

• العنوان → el-ʿunwān
• مزبوط → mazbūṭ
• بس → bas
• اسم المكان → esem il-makān
• غلط → ghalaṭ

A rough English-friendly version might be:

el-oon-WAAN maz-BOOT, bas EH-sem il-ma-KAAN gha-LAT

Two sounds that may feel unfamiliar:

• ʿ in ʿunwān is the letter ع, a deep throat sound.
• gh in ghalaṭ is the letter غ, often pronounced like a French or German r.

Yes. مزبوط is very common in Levantine Arabic and means:

• correct
• right
• proper
• sometimes accurate or in order

In this sentence, العنوان مزبوط means the address is correct.

This is a very natural spoken word in Levantine. In more formal Arabic, you might see words like:

• صحيح
• دقيق
• سليم

But in everyday speech, مزبوط is extremely common.

Here, غلط means wrong.

So:

• اسم المكان غلط = the name of the place is wrong

In Levantine, غلط is used very often in everyday speech. It can function like an adjective in sentences like this.

You may also hear it in expressions such as:

• هذا غلط = this is wrong
• إنت غلطان = you’re wrong (to a man)
• إنتِ غلطانة = you’re wrong (to a woman)

Because in Arabic, especially in the present tense, you usually do not say is / am / are.

So instead of saying:

• The address is correct

Arabic simply says:

• العنوان مزبوط

And instead of:

• The name of the place is wrong

Arabic says:

• اسم المكان غلط

This is completely normal. Arabic often uses a zero copula in the present tense, meaning the verb to be is understood but not spoken.

Great question. This is because اسم المكان is an iḍāfa construction, often called a possessive or noun-link structure.

It literally works like:

• اسم = name
• المكان = the place

Together:

• اسم المكان = the name of the place

In an iḍāfa:

• the first noun usually does not take ال
• the second noun determines whether the whole phrase is definite

Since المكان is definite, the whole phrase اسم المكان becomes definite: the name of the place.

So even though اسم does not have ال, the whole phrase is still definite.

Because in Arabic, descriptive words like مزبوط and غلط usually come after the noun they describe.

So Arabic says:

• العنوان مزبوط literally: the address correct
• اسم المكان غلط literally: the place-name wrong

This is normal Arabic word order.

English usually says:

• the correct address
• the place name is wrong

Arabic often places the description after the noun, especially in simple statements.

بس here means but.

So the sentence is divided into two parts:

• العنوان مزبوط = the address is correct
• بس = but
• اسم المكان غلط = the name of the place is wrong

In Levantine, بس is extremely common in speech.

Be aware that بس can also mean only / just in other contexts, depending on the sentence.

For example:

• بس هيك = that’s all / just that
• بدي بس دقيقة = I just need a minute

So context tells you whether it means but or only.

Usually العنوان means address, especially a location or postal address.

In many contexts, it can refer to:

• a home address
• a business address
• a written location/address

In Modern Standard Arabic, عنوان can also mean title or headline, depending on context. But in this sentence, with اسم المكان, it clearly means address.

So here the listener would naturally understand it as a location/address, not a title.

Yes, often you can.

For example:

• العنوان صحيح، بس اسم المكان غلط.

This would also be understood as The address is correct, but the name of the place is wrong.

The difference is mostly one of style and dialect:

• مزبوط sounds very natural and colloquial in Levantine
• صحيح is also common, but can sound a bit more neutral or slightly closer to standard Arabic depending on context

In everyday Levantine speech, مزبوط is a very good choice.

Yes, but غلط is the most natural everyday spoken choice here.

Other possibilities include:

• خطأ = error / wrong, but this sounds more formal
• مو صحيح = not correct
• مش صحيح = not correct

For example:

• اسم المكان مش صحيح = the name of the place is not correct

That said, in casual Levantine, غلط is the simplest and most natural word in this sentence.

It is very natural in Levantine, but speakers of many Arabic dialects would probably understand it.

Why it feels Levantine:

• مزبوط is especially common in Levantine speech
• بس for but is also very common in Levantine

Other dialects may use slightly different everyday wording, but the sentence is still widely understandable.

So this is a good sentence to learn if your focus is Levantine Arabic.

The sentence has a very common spoken Arabic pattern:

[noun phrase] + [description], بس [noun phrase] + [description]

So here:

• العنوان = noun phrase
• مزبوط = description
• بس = but
• اسم المكان = noun phrase
• غلط = description

This pattern is extremely useful in conversation. You can reuse it in many similar sentences, for example:

• الرقم مزبوط، بس الاسم غلط.
  The number is correct, but the name is wrong.

• الموعد مناسب، بس المكان بعيد.
  The appointment/time works, but the place is far.

• كل شي جاهز، بس الورقة ناقصة.
  Everything is ready, but one paper/document is missing.

So this sentence is a great model for making simple comparisons or corrections in Levantine Arabic.