Learn Hardcore Arabic (Levantine): مدخل البناية واسع.

The last sound in واسع is ʿayn (ع), a throat sound that English does not have. Even if you cannot produce it perfectly yet, it is good to notice that the word does not end with a normal English sound.

What does مدخل mean exactly?

مدخل means entrance, entryway, or way in.

In this sentence, it refers to the entrance area of the building, not just the door itself. So it can mean the front entrance space, lobby entrance, or entry passage depending on context.

It comes from the root related to entering: د-خ-ل.

What does البناية mean, and is it a common Levantine word?

البناية means the building.

Yes, it is very common in the Levant. In everyday speech, people also use العمارة in some contexts, but البناية is a very normal word.

In Levantine pronunciation, البناية is often said as:

el-bnāye

So the full phrase sounds natural in the dialect, even though the spelling is also perfectly standard Arabic.