"What is new, Sam?"

Translation: ما ٱلْأَخْبار يا سام؟

[WeronikaMa9]

Isn't it like "what is the news"?

[WordStudent]

It literally is, but in use it is more like "what's up?" or "how are things?"

[WeronikaMa9]

Thanks :)

[Rahaf.Ray]

You can say also "شوفي مافي؟؟" بالعامية

[hahaha221212]

Yes you can i actually speek arabic

[Kululululu]

Why does it need to be THE news? Can't you say "what's new", without THE?
Is أَخْبار wrong in this case?

[KatieC993112]

and without the final s.

[ibtheib]

Where does ما come from? Is it proper Arabic?

[hahaha221212]

Yes it is ما is like saying no

[OleJohanne4]

Doesn't it mean great or big and not new ? Like in Allah akhbaar

[KatieC993112]

But isn't it "Allah akbar", not akhbaar? The second letter is a ك after all, not a خ, and there is no alif, it's only a fatha on the ب , right?