"Sam is happy."

Translation: سام سَعيد.

[cuzi_hd]

saam sa3iid

[carlalouback]

I can't see the letters. It's tinny.
Have no sound.

[Mariusz_bfree]

Try to restart browser/computer. Sometimes you need to clean the cookies. But the cache is small and if you make more exercises, there is possible that the sound works no more. If you don't have sound, you need to clean cookies or restart computer.

[Ilikefootball124]

It is not

[Sheryl617263]

So when you click into the english words, هل is given as a translation of is. It doesnt seem like its ever used in these simple sentences, when would one use it?

[ZoeTheGardener]

think it's a question word that only has a yes/no answer

[karabilo27]

Exactly

[Frank_ly3]

I believe it's used in questions, like "Is Sam Happy?" I think for example it would be Hal Sam Saa3id?

[AniOhevYayin]

So Edward Said's last name means happy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa‘id

[PabloPolux]

so what's the difference between sa3iid and zaiid? because happy isn't zaiid? but here it says that it is sa3iid with sin and a3yn. I'm confused

[karabilo27]

Zaiid is a name "زيد" while saiid is a totally different word "سعيد"

[Maaq98]

How to say Am/Is/Are (2B) in Arabic?

[AniOhevYayin]

There are a lot of nominal sentences in many languages, especially Semitic languages like Hebrew and Arabic. As you get used to nominal sentences, you will see that sometimes there is a copula inserted that stands for "is" while other times there is not. Also, if you poke around in the DISCUSS area of DL Arabic under "nominal" or "to be" you will find Arabic speakers explaining that there is no verb "to be" in Arabic.

[karabilo27]

Exactly, there is no need to use verb to be in arabic sentences
The house is beautiful = البيت جميل ... As you can see in arabic you put the name and after it the adjective..

[karabilo27]

However, sometimes you may see the word/verb كان in some sentence which have the meaning of verb to be

[karabilo27]

Sentences , has :-)

[Russia_pervay]

Hi my name is Russia.

[german_jordan]

انا عربية بس حاسة انو في تخبيص

[LeAxolotl._.]

سَعید is actually a name too

[ph.H34xF3]

I'm jealous of sam

[joudi33843]

There is a lot of name

[Mooncityme]

Saam Sa3id dosn't make sense it translated to
Sam Happy

[sypherpksa]

Then report

[Ilikefootball124]

This is like that the 12th time it says sam is hapoy

[ayeshloki13478]

well then, Duo is foreign, lol