This is the 687th most frequent Arabic word.
الحديث
"الحديث" in English means "the talk" or "the speech," and it can also refer to "Hadith," the recorded sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic tradition.
In this sentence, 'الحديث' refers to the sayings or traditions of Prophet Muhammad, a technical religious term.
قرأتُ حديثًا نبويًا مفيدًا.
I read a beneficial prophetic saying.
Here, 'الحديث' denotes a single discussion or conversation.
تحدثت مع أصدقائي عن الحديث الذي سمعناه مؤخّرًا.
I talked with my friends about the discussion we recently heard.
In this context, 'الحديث' is employed to mean recent talks or the latest news.