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How do you say "slow" in Arabic?
بطيء
bati'
In Arabic, "slow" is بطيء.
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Pronunciation
Say bat-EE. The first syllable rhymes with 'lot', the second with 'see'. Stress the second syllable.
Writing and usage
Bati' is five letters with ba at the start. The hamza at the end on alif marks a glottal stop that slows the word.
Example sentence
السيارة بطيئة جدا
The car is very slow.
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How to remember بطيء
Bati' has a hamza at the end, which is like a brake. Slow things brake and stop.
Related words
- eighty-nine تسعة وتمانين tis'a witamaneen
- forty-one واحد وأربعين waaHid wi'arba'een
- forty-two اتنين وأربعين itneen wi'arba'een
- hail بَرَد Barad
- lazy كسلان kaslan
- ninety-eight تمانية وتسعين tamanya witiseen
- sixty-six ستة وستين sitta wisiteen
- thirty-four أربعة وتلاتين arba'a witalateen
- weak ضعيف daeif
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Questions about بطيء
How do you say "slow" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "slow" is بطيء. It is a noun.
How is بطيء written in Arabic?
Bati' is five letters with ba at the start. The hamza at the end on alif marks a glottal stop that slows the word.
How is بطيء used in a sentence?
Use بطيء as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: السيارة بطيئة جدا (The car is very slow.).
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