Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 9: There is, there is not

There is, there is not

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 9

GoalSay «there is», «there is not» and «I don't have».

New words

فِيه (fīh) · there is, there areمَفِيش (mafīsh) · there is not, there are noneفِيه إِيه؟ (fīh ēh?) · what is there?مَعَنْدِيش (maʿandīsh) · I don't haveمَعَنْدَكْش (maʿandaksh) · you don't have (to a man)مَعَنْدِكِيش (maʿandikīsh) · you don't have (to a woman)

Explanation

فِيه (fīh) means «there is» and «there are». Say فِيه كُرْسِي هِنَا, «there is a chair here». The opposite is مَفِيش (mafīsh), «there is not». For a question, raise your voice: فِيه شَاي؟ «is there tea?». To say «I don't have», put ma- before عَنْد and -sh after it: مَعَنْدِيش. It is مَعَنْدَكْش to a man and مَعَنْدِكِيش to a woman. This ma- … -sh frame is typical Egyptian.

Yes	No
فِيه	مَفِيش
عَنْدِي	مَعَنْدِيش
عَنْدَك	مَعَنْدَكْش
عَنْدِك	مَعَنْدِكِيش

Worked examples

Karim

فِيه شَاي؟

Hana

أَيْوَه، فِيه.

Karim

وِفِيه قَهْوَة؟

Hana

لَأ، مَفِيش قَهْوَة.

Karim asks Hana at a café. Press each line.

There is, there is not. Press each card.

I don't have, you don't have.

Class activity

Look in your bag or room. Say three things that are there with فِيه and three things that are not there with مَفِيش. Then say two things you don't have with مَعَنْدِيش.

Practice

Say «there is no tea».

Press Listen. Is there sugar or not?

The picture shows a chair. Say «there is a chair here».

Tell a woman: «you don't have a pen».

The picture shows a bag. Say «I don't have a bag».

I have, there is

There is, there is not