بِنْت
bint — a girl
Common trap for English speakers This differs from بَيْت bayt by the vowel-mark (kasra 'i' below vs fatḥa 'a' above) plus one letter — concrete proof that skipping the ḥaraka destroys the word. Short 'i' as in 'bin'.
In the story
Nour
بِنْت.
Salma
Nour reads it instantly. بِنْت. Let's break down what she just read.
Salma
Baa with a kasra pulling down: bi. Noon with a resting mark: n. Taa at the end. بِنْت. It means 'a girl'. Say it with me... بِنْت.
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 3