A1 Expression رسمی

سيء

sayyi'

Bad

معنی

An adjective describing something of low quality or negative.

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زمینه فرهنگی

In the Levant, people often use 'mish mnih' (not good) instead of 'sayyi'' to sound less formal and more friendly. Egyptians frequently use 'mish kwayyes' or 'wehesh' (وحش) for bad. 'Sayyi'' is reserved for news broadcasts or formal writing. In the Gulf, 'mish zain' (not good) is a very common dialect alternative to 'sayyi''. In North Africa, 'khayeb' (خايب) is the common dialect word for bad, while 'sayyi'' remains the literary standard.

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Gender Matching

Always check if the noun is feminine (ends in ta marbuta) to use 'sayyi'a'.

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Spelling the Hamza

In 'sayyi'', the hamza is on the line. In 'sayyi'a', it sits on a 'ya' (ئ).

معنی

An adjective describing something of low quality or negative.

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Gender Matching

Always check if the noun is feminine (ends in ta marbuta) to use 'sayyi'a'.

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Spelling the Hamza

In 'sayyi'', the hamza is on the line. In 'sayyi'a', it sits on a 'ya' (ئ).

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Polite Negation

If you want to be polite, use 'ghayr jayyid' (not good) instead of 'sayyi'' (bad).

خودت رو بسنج

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'sayyi''.

هذه سيارة ____. (This is a bad car.)

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: سيئة

'Sayyara' (car) is feminine, so we use 'sayyi'a'.

Which sentence means 'The weather is bad'?

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: الطقس سيء

'Taqs' means weather and 'sayyi'' means bad.

Match the Arabic phrase to its English translation.

1. خبر سيء, 2. يوم سيء, 3. خدمة سيئة

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A

Matching nouns with the adjective 'sayyi/sayyi'a'.

Complete the dialogue.

أحمد: كيف كان الفيلم؟ خالد: كان ____، لم يعجبني.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: سيئاً

The context 'I didn't like it' requires a negative adjective.

🎉 امتیاز: /4

ابزارهای بصری یادگیری

Good vs Bad in Arabic

Good
جيد Good
ممتاز Excellent
Bad
سيء Bad
أسوأ Worse

بانک تمرین

4 تمرین‌ها
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'sayyi''. جای خالی A1

هذه سيارة ____. (This is a bad car.)

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: سيئة

'Sayyara' (car) is feminine, so we use 'sayyi'a'.

Which sentence means 'The weather is bad'? Choose A1

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: الطقس سيء

'Taqs' means weather and 'sayyi'' means bad.

Match the Arabic phrase to its English translation. Match A2

هر مورد سمت چپ را با جفتش در سمت راست مطابقت دهید:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A

Matching nouns with the adjective 'sayyi/sayyi'a'.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion B1

أحمد: كيف كان الفيلم؟ خالد: كان ____، لم يعجبني.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: سيئاً

The context 'I didn't like it' requires a negative adjective.

🎉 امتیاز: /4

سوالات متداول

4 سوال

It is understood by everyone, but most people use dialect words like 'wehesh' or 'mish mnih' in daily speech.

You say 'sayyi' jiddan' (سيء جداً) or 'sayyi' للغاية' (sayyi' lil-ghaya).

Yes, but it implies they are a morally bad person. Use with caution!

The opposite is 'jayyid' (جيد) or 'hasan' (حسن).

عبارات مرتبط

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أسوأ

specialized form

Worse / Worst

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رديء

synonym

Poor quality / shoddy

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قبيح

similar

Ugly / Repulsive

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غير جيد

synonym

Not good

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