السيارة تعطلت جنب الكازية بسبب عطل بالموتور.

Because السيارة is grammatically feminine in Arabic, and the verb agrees with it.

• تعطل = he broke down / it broke down for a masculine noun
• تعطلت = she broke down / it broke down for a feminine noun

So with السيارة (the car), you say:

السيارة تعطلت

In Levantine pronunciation, this is often said roughly as is-sayyāra tʿaṭṭalat.

جنب means beside, next to, or by.

So:

• جنب الكازية = next to the gas station

It is very common in spoken Levantine. Other similar expressions are:

• حدّ الكازية = by / next to the gas station
• بجانب الكازية = beside the gas station, a bit more formal

الكازية is a very common Levantine word for gas station / petrol station.

It is regional and colloquial, not the most standard formal word. In formal Arabic, you are more likely to see something like:

• محطة بنزين = gas station
• محطة وقود = fuel station

But in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and nearby areas, الكازية is very natural in everyday speech.

الـ is the Arabic definite article, meaning the.

So:

• السيارة = the car
• الكازية = the gas station

In Arabic, speakers often use the where English might or might not. Here it sounds like a specific car and a specific station already known from context.

If you removed الـ, the meaning would become more indefinite:

• سيارة تعطلت جنب كازية = a car broke down next to a gas station

That is possible, but it changes the feel of the sentence.

Because س is a sun letter. With sun letters, the ل of الـ is not pronounced; instead, the following consonant is doubled.

So:

• written: السيارة
• pronounced: as-sayyāra in a more formal-style pronunciation
• often is-sayyāra in Levantine speech

By contrast, in الكازية, ك is a moon letter, so the l sound stays:

• الكازية → al-kāziye / il-kāziyye

بسبب means because of and عطل means a malfunction / fault / breakdown.

So:

• بسبب عطل = because of a malfunction

This is a natural way to explain the reason for the breakdown.

A useful distinction:

• تعطلت describes the event: it broke down
• عطل names the problem itself: a fault / malfunction

So the sentence is basically saying:

The car broke down ... because of an engine problem.

Because Arabic often uses an indefinite noun after بسبب when talking about a cause in a general sense.

So:

• بسبب عطل = because of a malfunction / some malfunction
• بسبب العطل = because of the malfunction

The first one is more natural if you are just introducing the problem. The second sounds like the malfunction is already known or previously mentioned.

بالموتور is made of:

• بـ = in / with / at
• الـ = the
• موتور = motor / engine

So literally it is something like in the engine or with the engine.

In this sentence, the natural English meaning is:

• an engine problem
• a problem in the engine

A very close alternative would be:

• بسبب عطل في الموتور

Here, في is a little more literally in, while بـ in spoken Arabic often works in a broader, idiomatic way.

Yes, الموتور is very common in everyday speech for engine.

Other possibilities include:

• محرك = engine, more formal / standard
• ماكينة = machine / engine, used colloquially in some places

So in daily Levantine Arabic, عطل بالموتور sounds very normal.

It is mostly colloquial/Levantine-friendly, but بسبب can sound a bit more neutral or slightly formal than the rest.

These words are very natural in Levantine speech:

• تعطلت
• جنب
• الكازية
• الموتور

But in very casual conversation, many speakers might say something like:

• السيارة تعطلت جنب الكازية لأنو فيها عطل بالموتور
• السيارة تعطلت جنب الكازية لأنو الموتور خربان

So your sentence is absolutely understandable and natural enough, but it sits a little between spoken and semi-neutral style.

In Arabic, both subject-first and verb-first orders are possible.

Your sentence is:

• السيارة تعطلت... = The car broke down...

You could also say:

• تعطلت السيارة... = The car broke down...

In spoken Levantine, subject-first is very common and often feels natural in conversation. It can also make the sentence easier for learners.

So here, starting with السيارة is completely normal.

A common Levantine-style pronunciation would be roughly:

is-sayyāra tʿaṭṭalat jamb il-kāziyye bisabab ʿaṭal bil-mōtor

A few pronunciation notes:

• السيارة → is-sayyāra
• تعطلت → tʿaṭṭalat
• جنب → often jamb
• الكازية → il-kāziyye
• بالموتور → bil-mōtor

Exact pronunciation varies by country and city, but this is a good practical guide.

Yes. Several alternatives are possible:

• حدّ الكازية = right by the gas station
• بجانب الكازية = beside the gas station
• قرب الكازية = near the gas station

The differences are small:

• جنب = beside / next to
• حدّ = by / right next to
• قرب = near
• بجانب = beside, a bit more formal

So if you want to stay very conversational, جنب is a great choice.

Yes. A very everyday version might be:

• السيارة تعطلت جنب الكازية لأنو فيها عطل بالموتور
• السيارة تعطلت جنب الكازية لأنو الموتور خربان

These sound a little more conversational because:

• لأنو is very common for because
• خربان means broken / not working

Your original sentence is still good, but these alternatives may sound even more like spontaneous daily speech.